Cherry Nut Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. margarine
1 1/2 c. sugar
8 oz. cream cheese (room temperature)
4 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
dash of salt
1 c. nuts, chopped
1 lb. container candied cherries

Preparation

Cream well the margarine, gradually adding 1 1/2 cups of sugar.
Mix in cream cheese, eggs and vanilla.
Cream well.
Add flour, baking powder and salt.
Mix well.
Add nuts and cherries. Use a spring-form pan; grease pan well.
Can use Pam.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours.