Holiday Cake
Ingredients
1 package (8 ounce) cream cheese
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 sticks real butter, softend
4 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups walnuts or almonds, chopped
1 jar of maraschino cherries
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream together butter, sugar, cream cheese, and almond extract; mix well.
Add eggs one at a time and mix well. Add baking powder and flour, mixing well.
Drain the cherries and chop the entire jar in half and set aside 8 halves to decorate the top of the cake.
In a separate bowl mix a small amount of flour with the cherries and fold into the cake mixture being careful not to crush.
Add the nuts and pour the entire mixture into a Bundt pan.
Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Take the cake out of the oven and immediately turn upside down on a dish.
After the cake has cooled, glaze the top with a mixture of confectioners sugar and water.
Drizzle over the top of the cake allowing it to drip down the sides.
Decorate with cherries and walnuts along the top.
