Holiday Gift Cake

Ingredients:

8 ounce package Philadelphia Brand Cream Cheese
1 cup Parkay Margarine
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
4 eggs
2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup well drained chopped Maraschino cherries
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk

Method:

Combine softened cream cheese, margarine, sugar and vanilla, mixing until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Gradually add 2 cups flour sifted with baking powder, mixing well after each addition. Toss remaining flour with cherries and chopped nuts; fold into batter. Grease a 10 inch Bundt or tube pan; sprinkle with finely chopped nuts. Pour batter into pan; bake at 325 degrees 1 hour and 20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan. Cool thoroughly. Glaze with mixture of powdered sugar and milk. Garnish with cherries and nuts, if desired.
Makes 1 cake.

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