Name: Nuts-For-You Cherry Cake
Prep time: 1 h 35 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: ***For the cake:***; 6 large egg whites; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup shortening; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1 cup half-and-half; 1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice, plus 40 maraschino cherries, chopped; 3 cups cake flour; 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped; ***For the frosting:***; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ***Optional garnishes:***; canned whipped cream, to taste; maraschino cherries (with the stems intact), to taste, drained and patted dry; walnuts, to taste

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