Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups sifted flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2/3 cup butter or margarine
3 eggs
1 cup buttermilk

Frosting:
5 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
3/4 cup softened butter
6 tablespoons Maraschino cherry juice
2 drops red food coloring
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup chopped Maraschino cherries

How to make this recipe:
Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda together,
in a large bowl. Add the butter, eggs and buttermilk. Beat, with
an electric mixer set at low speed, for 1/2 minute to blend. Beat
for an additional 3 minutes at medium speed. Pour the batter into
two greased and floured 9-inch cake pans. Bake in a preheated 350
degree oven for 25 minutes or until the cake tests done. Cool in pans
on racks for 10 minutes. Remove from the pans and finish cooling.
Spread the top of one layer with the Cherry Frosting. Sprinkle with
all of the chopped cherries. Place the second layer on top and spread
the sides and top with the remaining frosting. Garnish with whole
cherries if desired.

Cherry Frosting:
Combine the sifted confectioners' sugar, butter, juice, food coloring
and vanilla extract in a bowl. Beat with an electric mixer at medium
speed until smooth and creamy. Add 1 more tablespoon of cherry juice,
if necessary, to bring the frosting to a spreading consistency.
Notes: Brenda Hyde is a freelance writer, wife and mom to three. For more holiday traditions, recipes, crafts and ideas visit her at Seeds of Knowledge or Old Fashioned Holidays.

Recipe from: Brenda Hyde