German Nut Cake

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb margarine
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups flour
• 10 ounces maraschino cherries (drained, either cut in half or left whole)
• 2 cups walnuts (whole half pieces)

Note (This is an important step to this cake)

• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (set aside for pan dusting)

Directions

1. 1

   Cream together the two cups of sugar, vanilla, margarine, and eggs.

2. 2

   Add the sour cream and blend well.

3. 3

   Add the dry ingredients (except the set aside ingredients).

4. 4

   Blend together well.

5. 5

   Prepare a bundt pan by coating it well with shortening and dusting the pan with the 3 tbs sugar and the 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon.

6. 6

   Pour the cake batter into the pan and poke the walnuts and cherries evenly as possible down into the cake batter to distribute these two ingredients evenly.

7. 7

   Or you can take your chances by adding them to the batter before pouring the batter into the bundt pan.

8. 8

   Bake in a hot oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

9. 9

   Enjoy!