Africa And Intercontinental Dishes Special : How to prepare Cherry Cake

Recipe : 1 cup of white sugar 1 cup of butter 2 eggs 1/2 cup of orange juice 2 cups of all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon of baking popowder 12 ounces of golden raisins 8 ounces halved glace cherries DIRECTIONS : Preheat oven to 300 degess F (150 degress C). Grease and line with parchment paper one 9x5 inch loaf pan. Cream butter or margarine and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add beaten eggs and orange juice and mix well. Sift flour and baking powder. Reserve 1/3 cup of flour mixture and toss with raisins and cherries (this wll keep them from sinking to the bottom of the cake). Add flour mixture to batter and blend. Add floured raisins and cherries to dough and mix until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 300 degrees F (15m degrees C) for 2-1/2 hours. Don't serve until several days old. Wrap the cake in plastic wrap or foil and store in a sealed can.