1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
3 sticks margarine
3 c. sugar
6 eggs (room temperature)
3 c. plain flour, sifted
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. pecans
1 (10 oz.) jar cherries, cutup

Blend cream cheese and margarine together; add sugar,
beating slowly. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each
addition. Add flour, a small amount at a time. Add vanilla;
beat well. Fold in pecans and cherries; mix well. Pour into
well greased and floured tube pan.

Bake at 300 degrees for 1 1/2 to 1
hour and 45 minutes. (Makes great plain pound cake, just leave
off pecans and cherries.)