3 c Sugar –
1/2 lb Butter –
1/2 c Vegetable Shortening –
6 ea Eggs; Large –
3 c Cake Flour; Sifted –
7 oz Fresca; Soda Pop –
1 ts Baking Powder –
1 ts Vanilla Extract –
1 tb Lemon Rind; Grated –
1 tb Lime Rind; Grated –
—ICING———— –
2 ea Egg Whites; Large –
1 c Sugar –
2 tb Maraschino Cherry Juice –
1 tb Light Corn Syrup –
1/4 ts Cream Of Tartar –
10 ea Maraschino Cherries; –
-Chopped
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cream together sugar, butter and
shortening. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each
addition. Add flour and Fresca alternately. Add baking powder and
when mixture is fully creamed, add vanilla and fruit rinds. Pour into
greased and floured 9 X 13-inch Cake Pan. Bake 1 hour or until cake
tester comes out clean.
FROSTING:
Mix all ingredients except cherries and beat constantly while heating
in the top of a double boiler. When thoroughly mixed, thick, and
spreadable, frost cake. Decorate top of cake with chopped maraschino
cherries.
NOTE:
Since Fresca is available only in limited areas if at all, 7-up may be
a good substitution, or any lemon-lime drink. Also, since the problem
with the cherries has been resolved with a different food coloring,
you may use the new ones or use gum drops instead for the garnish.
Syrup from a can of dark cherries might be substituted for the
Maraschino cherry syrup.
Yields
8 servings