Cherry Nut Squares (Mom M Recipe #2)

Here is the 2nd recipe from my grandmother's recipe box. Some of these must be lost recipes because no one in the family remembered Aunt Grace's Orange Cake. I also don't recognize the handwriting on this recipe so I wonder who wrote it, but it was in the recipe box.

Maraschino cherries in this recipe seems like an interesting choice

but the cherries give the batter a nice pink color.

This recipe also calls for the icing to be put on the hot cake - seems to be a trend. This cake/cookie bar definitely has a taste that seems nostalgic.

Happy Mother's Day Mom, Grandma, Grandma Dawn, Mom Marinich.

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