Nut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 3/4 c. sifted flour
2 3/4 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 3/4 c. sugar
1 c. butter or margarine (soft)
3/4 c. milk
3 eggs, whole
1 egg yolk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. almond extract
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
1/2 c. chopped maraschino cherries

Preparation

Sift flour with baking powder,\tsalt
and sugar in large bowl of electric mixer.\tAdd
shortening,
milk,
vanilla
and almond extract.
Beat on #3 speed\tfor
2 minutes.
Stop mixer, scrape beaters.
Add three eggs and
extra
yolk all at once to mixture. Beat two minutes
longer.
Scrape bowl while beating. Line well greased and lightly
floured
10-inch
tube
pan with chopped nuts and cherries.
Add batter.\tBake
in 375\u00b0 oven for 50 minutes or until cake tester
comes
out
clean.
Unmold and cool.
Yields about 12 large wedges.