Cherry Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. shortening (you can use part butter)
1 1/4 c. sugar
3 eggs
2 3/4 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. cherry juice
1 qt. sweet cherries (canned)
1/2 c. chopped walnuts

Preparation

Cream together sugar and shortening.
Add eggs and beat thoroughly.
Add 1 cup of the flour, salt, soda, baking powder and spices and mix thoroughly.
Add and mix remaining 1 3/4 cups flour, milk and cherry juice.
Fold in drained pitted cherries and the nuts.
Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour.
After removing cake from oven, let it stand on cake rack about 5 minutes, then remove from pan.
Let cake cool on cake rack. Serve while it is still a little bit warm with whipped cream or ice cream.