Cheery Cherry Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour all-purpose
• 0.7 cup sugar 
• 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.3 cup shortening 
• 0.3 cup milk 
• 2 tablespoons maraschino cherries 
• 2  egg whites 
• 8  maraschino cherries cut into eighths
• 16 oz vanilla frosting 
• 1 serving pumpkin candies and gummy worms 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• wire rack
• hand mixer
• cake form

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and side of 8- or 9-inch round cake pan with shortening; lightly flour.
2. In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt until combined.
3. Add shortening, milk and cherry juice. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
4. Add egg whites. Beat 2 minutes. Fold in cherries; pour into pan.
5. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
6. Spread with frosting. Decorate with candies.