Tart Cherry Walnut Cake
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Tart Cherry Walnut Cake

Tart Cherry Walnut Cake

Dried cherries and ground walnuts are in the sheet cake and double up the flavors in the icing on top.

Servings: 64 servings
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Dried cherries, chopped
1 lb 5.00 oz
3 1/2 cups
Walnuts, chopped
8 oz
2 cups
Cake Batter
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Water, cool approx. 72°F
3 lb 8.00 oz
7 cups
Gold Medal™ White Cake Mix (11132)
5 lb
1 box
Finishing
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Gold Medal™ Ready-To-Spread Vanilla Crème Icing (11216)
2 lb 8.00 oz
4 cups
Dried cherries, chopped
12 oz
2 cups
Walnuts, chopped
8 oz
2 cups
Prep
  1. Soak dried cherries in hot (120°-130°F) water for 5 minutes and drain well; set aside.
  2. Chop walnuts and toast at 300°F 6-8 minutes or until light brown; set aside to cool.
  3. Pulse cherries in food processor 3-4 times to chop; set aside.
Batter
  1. Prepare cake batter according to package directions.
  2. Fold 3 1/2 cups cherries and 2 cups walnuts into batter; transfer into greased or paper-lined full sheet pan.
  3. Bake as directed below and allow to cool completely.
  5. Allow cake to cool completely. Finishing Frost cakes with vanilla icing. Sprinkle evenly with remaining 2 cups cherries and 2 cups walnuts.
BAKE:
TEMP
TIME
Convection Oven*
300°F
23-28 minutes
Standard Oven
325°F
28-33 minutes
*Rotate pans baked in convection oven one-half turn (180°) after 11 minutes of baking.
Finishing
  1. Frost cakes with vanilla icing.
  2. Sprinkle remaining 2 cups cherries and 2 cups walnuts evenly over top, then serve.
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Nutrition Information

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Serving Size:
1 Serving
Calories
320
Calories from Fat
100
% Daily Value
Total Fat
11g
17%
Saturated Fat
4g
20%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
290mg
12%
Total Carbohydrate
52g
17%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
37g
Protein
3g
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition values are calculated using the weights of ingredients.

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