Holiday Cake
["2 sticks margarine", "8 oz. cream cheese, softened", "1 1/2 c. sugar", "1 tsp. vanilla extract", "4 eggs", "2 1/4 c. sifted plain flour, divided", "1 1/2 tsp. baking powder", "1 c. red or green maraschino cherries, well drained", "1 c. chopped pecans, divided"]
["Cream margarine, cheese, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.", "Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.", "Sift 2 cups flour with baking powder and add slowly to creamed mixture. Combine remaining 1/4 cup flour with cherries and 1/2 cup pecans. Fold into batter.", "Sprinkle remaining pecans into bottom of a well greased (no flour) tube pan.", "Pour in batter and bake at 325\u00b0 for 1 hour or until done.", "Cool in pan 5 minutes, then remove to finish cooling."]
["margarine", "cream cheese", "sugar", "vanilla extract", "eggs", "flour", "baking powder", "red", "pecans"]