Maraschino Cherry Bread
Maraschino cherry bread recipe with frosting to sweeten this pink dessert up and fun for Valentine's Day as a loaf or cupcake treat for friends.
Servings: 8
Equipment
- 2 bowls
Ingredients
- 1 c sugar
- 1/2 c vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract divided
- 10 oz maraschino cherries + 1/2 c. juice from this jar will be used as well
- 2 1/4 c all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 c powdered sugar
- 5 tbsp heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- Spray 8x4" loaf pan with non stick spray. In a medium bowl mix together sugar and vegetable oil. Add eggs, almond extract, 1 tsp vanilla, and 1/2 c. of your maraschino cherry juice. Whisk until smooth.
- In a separate mixing bowl combine flour and baking powder, mix. Add this into your wet mixture slowly and stir until smooth and well combined.
- Chop cherries and fold them into your batter.
- Spread batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for 45-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Do not overbake, you want it moist.
- Take out and allow to cool for at least 10 minutes in pan before sliding out and on to a cooling rack.
- In a bowl whisk together powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream and remaining vanilla until smooth.
- When loaf is cooled pour this over the top
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Nutrition
Serving: 2oz | Calories: 528kcal | Carbohydrates: 87g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 23mg | Potassium: 167mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 58g | Vitamin A: 210IU | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 2mg