Ingredients:
- 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 2 1/4 cups cake flour, sifted and divided
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 8-oz. jar maraschino cherries, well drained and chopped
- 1 cup pecans, finely chopped and divided
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 tablespoons milk
- Garnishes: red or green maraschino cherry and pecan halves