INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup
butter (1 stick), room temperature
1 1/2 cups
granulated sugar
4
egg whites, room temperature
1 1/2 tsp
vanilla
2 cups
cake flour
1 1/2 tsp
baking powder
1/2 tsp
baking soda
1/2 tsp
salt
1 1/3 cups
buttermilk
1
jar, maraschino cherries, finely chopped
3 tbsp
reserved maraschino cherry syrup (from the jar of cherries)
Cherry Cream Cheese Frosting:
1
pkg. cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup
butter (1 stick), room temperature
2 tbsp
reserved maraschino cherry syrup
1 tsp
vanilla
1
few drops of red food coloring
1
jar, maraschino cherries WITH stems
5 cups
powdered sugar