Cherry Cake

• 3/4 c. shortening (you can use part butter)
• 1 1/4 c. sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 3/4 c. flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 c. milk
• 1/2 c. cherry juice
• 1 qt. sweet cherries (canned)
• 1/2 c. chopped walnuts

1. Cream together sugar and shortening.
2. Add eggs and beat thoroughly.
3. Add 1 cup of the flour, salt, soda, baking powder and spices and mix thoroughly.
4. Add and mix remaining 1 3/4 cups flour, milk and cherry juice.
5. Fold in drained pitted cherries and the nuts.
6. Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch pan.
7. Bake at 350u0b0 for 1 hour.
8. After removing cake from oven, let it stand on cake rack about 5 minutes, then remove from pan.
9. Let cake cool on cake rack. Serve while it is still a little bit warm with whipped cream or ice cream.

shortening, sugar, eggs, flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, milk, cherry juice, sweet cherries, walnuts

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=811816 (may not work)