Grandma Elsie's Maraschino Bundt Cake

You'll taste walnuts and maraschino cherries in every bite of this beautiful Bundt cake that's a perfect addition to your Christmas menu.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 274 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 large egg whites
• 16 maraschino cherries
• 0.5 cup chopped walnuts
• 0.5 cup milk
• 0.5 cup shortening
• 1.3333333730698 cups white sugar
• 0.25 cup maraschino cherry juice
• 2.25 cups cake flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cut each maraschino cherry into 8 pieces; set aside.

Step 2

Sift cake flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl.

Step 3

Beat egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl until foamy.

Step 4

Cream sugar and shortening together in a large bowl. Add dry ingredients; mix to combine. Blend in milk and cherry juice. Add egg whites and mix well. Fold in walnuts and cherries. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely.

Step 6

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt).