Cherry Loaf Pound Cake

• 2 cups flour or 2 1/4 cups cake-and-pastry flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup glace cherries, quartered
• 1 cup butter (you could use margarine, but tastes best with butter)
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons almond extract

1. Combine flour and salt.
2. Stir well to blend.
3. Mix 1/2 cup flour mixture with cherries.
4. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, I use a high speed on my mixer till it is REAL fluffy.
5. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
6. Add remaining flour gradually.
7. Stir in extract and floured cherries, mixing until well blended.
8. Spread in greased loaf pan.
9. (I use a veg. spray).
10. Bake at 300DegreesF for 90-100 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
11. Don't be concerned if cake cracks on top, it is supposed to.

flour, salt, glace cherries, butter, sugar, eggs, almond

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cherry-loaf-pound-cake-74558 (may not work)