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Cherry Garcia Loaf Cake!

Ingredients

Makes 1 9x11 loaf pan

Cake Ingredients

  • 3/4 C sugar
  • 1/2 C whole milk
  • 1/2 C oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 2 C flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 C of maraschino cherries cut in half

Cherry Glaze Ingredients

  • 1 C powder sugar
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp melted unsalted sweet cream butter
  • 1/3 C maraschino cherry juice

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350F
  • Spray your loaf pan with pam spray and set aside

Directions for cake

  • In a standing mixer, combine the sugar, milk, oil, eggs, vanilla and almond extract- Mix until combined
  • In a medium, combine the flour, baking powder and salt
  • Use a whisk to mix the dry ingredients
  • Gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix until combined
  • Using a rubber spatula, fold in the sliced cherries
  • Pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake for 55-60 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean
  • Once baked set loaf on a wire rack to cool for 20 minutes before removing the loaf from the pan

Directions for Glaze

  • In a small or medium bowl, combine all ingredients and mix until smooth
  • Pour glaze over loaf and let glaze harden slightly before cutting
  • ENJOY!