Cherry Cottage Cake

Ingredients

• 1 lib. can red tart cherries (drain and save juice)
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 Tbsp. melted shortening or salad oil
• 1/2 cup cherry juice
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1 tsp. cinnamon

Method

1. 1

   Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.

2. 2

   Add beaten egg, shortening, and cherry juice.

3. 3

   Stir only until flour is dampened.

4. 4

   Spread half the batter in greased 8 x 8 inch pan.

5. 5

   Cover with drained cherries.

6. 6

   Sprinkle with half of cinnamon topping.

7. 7

   Cover with remaining batter; sprinkle with remainder of topping.

8. 8

   Bake 30 minutes at 400 degrees.

9. 9

   Serve warm with whipped cream or topping.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Recipes from our hearth (1960) by N.C.) Advent Moravian Church (Winston-Salem, page 6. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

1 tsp. salt 2tsp. nutmeg 2tsp. baking soda Cream shortening, add sugar gradually; continue beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs and continue 24 CAKES beating. Stir in applesauce. Add sifted dry ingredients, stirring only enough to blend well. Add raisins, nuts in amounts desired. Pour into greased and floured tube pan. Bake 50 to 60 minutes in 350 degree oven or until cake springs back when touched. Cool in pan 5 minutes, remove and continue cooling on rack. Frost with butter cream icing or serve plain or with whipped cream. Miss Sandra Williams BLACKBERRY CAKE 1 scant tsp. salt 2tsp. soda 1 cup shortening 1 tsp. baking powder 2 cups sugar 3 eggs 1 $ cups sour milk 1 cup blackberries or 4 cups sifted flour raspberries 1 tsp. cloves 1 tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. cinnamon Cream sugar and shortening. Add milk in which soda has been dissolved. Add baking powder, salt, beaten eggs, spices, flour and berries. Makes 2 large layers, plus 16 cupcakes. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until done. Mrs. Fred Byerly 35 CAKES BLUEBERRY DUMP CAKE 1 pint blueberries, sweetened to taste 1 small can crushed pineapple 1 box yellow cake mix + cup broken nuts 1 $ sticks butter, melted Put berries in oblong type baking dish, approximately 6 x 11 inches, cover with pine- apple. Pour on dry cake mix and scatter nuts over top. Melt butter and drizzle over all. Bake approximately 1 hour at 350 degrees. Mrs. W. J. Gibson CHERRY COTTAGE CAKE Lib. can red tart cherries (drain and save juice) + cups flour tsp. baking powder tsp. salt cup sugar eee Tbsp. melted shortening or salad oil cup cherry juice Cinnamon Topping: 1 cup brown sugar, packed + cup flour + cup butter or margarine 1 tsp. cinnamon

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