3 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
3 c. sugar
6 eggs
1 1/2 c. Crisco
3/4 c. milk
1/2 bottle maraschino cherries (10 oz. bottle)
1/2 bottle maraschino cherries (juice)
1 tsp. vanilla

Cream Crisco and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well, then add flour, milk, vanilla and cherry juice alternately. Do not mix cherries with mixer. Dice them in small pieces and stir with spoon. Bake at 300 degrees in tube pan for 1 1/2 hours.

ICING:

1 box powdered sugar
3 oz. Philadelphia cream cheese
1/2 stick butter
1/2 bottled diced cherries
1/2 bottle cherry juice
1/2 c. pecans (chopped)