George Washington's Birthday Cherry Cake

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar for dusting
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 (6 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
• 1 dash salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• + 6 more ingredients
• • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable shortening

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Thoroughly grease a 9-inch Bundt® pan with shortening, then dust with flour. Shake off any excess flour from the pan. 2. In a bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla extract, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt until thoroug...

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