Cherry Layer Cake with Cherry Cream Cheese Frosting

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Ingredients

 

 

For the Cake:
  • 3 cups sifted cake flour
  • 2½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ⅓ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • ⅓ cup vegetable shortening
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • ¼ cup maraschino cherry juice
  • ¾ cup whole milk
  • ¼ tsp almond extract
  • 16 maraschino cherries, cut into eighths
  • 5 egg whites, room temperature, stiffly beaten

 

For the Frosting:

 

 

  • 8 oz (1 block) cream cheese, room temperature
  • ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • ¼ cup maraschino cherry juice
  • 6 cups confectionary sugar

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