Mary'S Cherry Cake
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 cup pitted bing cherry (or another sweet cherry)
- 2 cups flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon grd clove
- 1/2 cup cherry juice
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup buttermilk or 1/2 cup sour milk
- Cream together the sugar and shortening. Mix in the egg yolks one at a time. Add cherries. Add dry ingredients and spices (except for baking soda).
- Dissolve baking soda in cherry juice. Add cherry juice and buttermilk. Pour into 2 greased and floured 8in cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees bake 30-35 minute Let cool, place on cake platter and frost between the layers with either 7 min frosting or cream cheese frosting and on the sides.
sugar, shortening, egg yolks, bing cherry, flour, salt, cinnamon, allspice, clove, cherry juice, baking soda, buttermilk
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/marys-cherry-cake-463687 (may not work)