Filled Cherry Cake

----------CAKE---------- 1 Cup Butter

1 Cup Sugar

2 Large Eggs -- Well Beaten

2 Cups All-Purpose Flour

3 Teaspoons Baking Powder

1/2 Teaspoon Salt

1 Can Cherry Pie Filling

---------STREUSEL TOPPING----------------- 1/4 Cup Sugar

1/4 Cup Flour

2 Tablespoons Butter

1/2 Cup Walnuts or Pecans -- Chopped

With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and mix. Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix well, until creamed. Spread a liberal amount of the dough into a greased 15X11-inch pan. Cover with cherry pie filling. Scatter remaining dough by teasponful over filling.

FOR STREUSEL TOPPING: In small bowl, mix sugar and flour. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until crumbly. Stir in nuts. Sprinkle streusel topping over cake and bake at 350 degrees for one hour.