Cherry-Raisin Loaf slash cake thing

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Cherry-Raisin Loaf

Course after church coffee hour, Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Cherry, raisin

Cook Time 45 minutes minutes

Resting Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour

Equipment

• Loaf Pan

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour sifted
• ½ cup sugar
• pinch salt
• ½ tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup seedless raisins
• 1 cup maraschino cherries coarsely cut
• 2 egg yolks beaten
• ½ cup buttermilk

Instructions

• Combine dry ingredients.
• Cut in butter as for pastry.
• Add fruit, mixing throughly.
• Add egg yolks.
• Slowly add buttermilk, mixing to form a stiff batter.
• Pour into butter 8"x4½"x2½" loaf pan.
• Bake in preheated 350° oven for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean and loaf begins to pull away from sides of pan.
• Cool 15 minutes in pan; turn out onto wire rack