Title: Fresca Cake with Maraschino Frosting
Categories: Soda Cake Dessert
Yield: 8 Servings
| 3 | c | Sugar |
| 1/2 | c | Vegetable shortening |
| 3 | c | Cake flour; sifted |
| 1 | ts | Baking powder |
| 1 | tb | Lemon rind; grated ----------icing------------ |
| 1 | c | Sugar |
| 1 | tb | Light corn syrup |
| 10 | | Maraschino cherries; chopped |
| 1/2 | lb | Butter |
| 6 | | Eggs; large |
| 7 | oz | Fresca; soda pop |
| 1 | ts | Vanilla extract |
| 1 | tb | Lime rind; grated |
| 2 | | Egg whites; large |
| 2 | tb | Maraschino cherry juice |
| 1/4 | ts | Cream of tartar |
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.