CHERRY GOOD CAKE
Makes 18 (3x2-inch) pieces.
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup dairy sour cream
1 (21-ounce) cherry pie filling
1/2 cup sliced almonds
Put butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed 3 to 4 minutes, or until well blended. Add eggs; mix well. Stir in almond extract.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl; mix well. Add flour mixture to butter mixture, alternately with sour cream. Mix just until ingredients are combined.
Coat a 13X9X2-inch baking pan with nonstick spray. Spoon batter evenly into prepared pan. Spoon cherry pie filling evenly over batter. Sprinkle with almonds.
Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven 35 to 40 minutes, or until cake tests done. Let cool in pan before cutting into squares to serve.
Recipe courtesy of the Cherry Marketing Institute - www.cherrymkt.org
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