Holiday Gift Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese (room temp)
• 1 cup butter (room temp)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 2 (10 ounce) jars maraschino cherries (rinsed and drained)
• 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
• 11 1/2 ounces milk chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients in one large mixing bowl:.
• 2 - combine the cream cheese and butter until smooth.
• 3 - add the sugar, cream well.
• 4 - add eggs and vanilla, cream well.
• 5 - blend in flour and baking powder, mix until smooth.
• 6 - fold in cherries,nuts and chocolate chips.
• 7 - spray 3 - 1 lb. tin loaf pans with pam.
• 8 - pour the mixture into 3 - 1lb. tin loaf pans approximately 2/3 full.
• 9 - bake at 325 degrees for 50 minutes or until golden brown.