Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar sifted
- 1 cup pecans (chopped)
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup glaced cherries (chopped)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cream
- 2 tablespoons glaced cherries (finely)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 pinch salt
Beat together first 5 ingredients until blended. Beat in melted chocolate. Combine and add next 4 ingredients and stir until dry ingredients are just moistened. Do not overmix. Stir in pecans and cherries. Divide batter between 3 greased and lightly floured mini-loaf foil pans (6x3x2"), place pans on a cookie sheet, and bake in a 325~ oven for 45-50 minutes, or until a cake tester, inserted in center, comes out clean. Allow to cool for 15 minutes and then remove from pans and continue cooling on a rack. When cool, drizzle tops with Creamy Cherry Glaze. Yields 3 mini-loaves.