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Cheery Cherry Cake

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 2 hr 5 min
  • Servings 8
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Celebrating is easy with a one-layer cake that goes together in a snap!
Updated May 16, 2022
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Ingredients

Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and side of 8- or 9-inch round cake pan with shortening; lightly flour.
  • 2
    In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt until combined. Add shortening, milk and cherry juice. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Add egg whites. Beat 2 minutes. Fold in cherries; pour into pan.
  • 3
    Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • 4
    Spread with frosting. Decorate with candies.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Poke candles or lollipops through centers of candies into cake. The lollipops will look like blooming flowers!

Nutrition

480 Calories, 23g Total Fat, 3g Protein, 66g Total Carbohydrate, 50g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
480
Calories from Fat
200
Total Fat
23g
35%
Saturated Fat
7g
37%
Trans Fat
1 1/2g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
360mg
15%
Potassium
60mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
66g
22%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
50g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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