Cherry Pecan Cake

• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 cup plain flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 2 cups pitted cherries, plus extra, to serve
• 1 cup cream, whipped, to serve

1. Preheat the oven to 180u0b0C and grease and line a 22cm round springform pan.
2. Combine the eggs, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until pale and creamy.
3. Fold in the combined flour, baking powder and salt, and stir in the pecans and cherries.
4. Pour the batter into a prepared pan and level the top; and bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean and the top is fudgy and golden.
5. Cool on a wire rack.
6. Cut into wedges and serve with the whipped cream and cherries.

eggs, caster sugar, vanilla essence, flour, baking powder, salt, pecans, cherries, cream

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cherry-pecan-cake-140797 (may not work)