Why am I calling this Cherry Cherry cake? There is Cherry in the middle and Cherry on the top. Ha Ha. This recipe was bookmarked sometime in the winter from Sumi's Kitchen. It was very distressing to wait until the cherries hit the store shelves Then it it did and I couldn't wait..Since my hubby's birthday came around the same time it was double the fun. This cake gets "centum" for looking great and tasting great. Go check out her lovely space for more exciting recipes. I love her Dates, Prunes and Walnut Bread and Baked Fennel-Flavored Salmon Bites. I have already tried the Salmon recipe many times and the bread is on the must-do list. Hey,Watch out. I am on the hunt and your blog might be next for my next edition of "RecipeReplica".
Ingredients:
Notes:
Ingredients:
- Cherries - 60#s, halved and pitted.
- King Arthur All Purpose flour - 1 1/2 cups
- Baking Powder - 1 1/2 tsp
- Eggs - 2
- Brown Sugar - 3/4 cup
- Butter - 1/2 cup (1 stick), melted
- Whole Milk - 1/3 cup
- Vanilla Extract - 1 tsp
- Lime/Lemon Zest - from 1 Lime/Lemon
- Salt - a pinch
- 8 X 8 square pan or an 8" springform pan
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Grease the cake pan. Grease the parchment paper and place it on the bottom of the pan.Dust lightly with flour.
- Set aside 15-20 good-looking cherry halves.Roughly chop the remaining cherries.
- In a big bowl, add the eggs, butter, sugar,vanilla extract. Mix using an electric mixer until its thick for about 3-4 minutes.
- Add milk,lemon/lime zest, salt to the bowl.
- In another bowl, sift the flour, baking powder. Add this along with the cherries to the egg mixture in batches and gently combine.
- Transfer the batter to the pan and bake for 20 minutes.
- Quickly arrange the saved cherry halves,cut side down on the top of the cake.
- Bake for 15 more minutes or the top is golden brown.
- Cool the cake on the cooling rack and serve at room temperature.
Notes:
- Try substituting 1/2 cup APF with Whole Wheat flour for a dense version of this cake.
- Push down the cherry chunks in the batter prior to baking so the top is reserved for cherry halves.
delicious cake. the color itself is really attractive..good one
ReplyDeleteLassie..That looks super da..Love to have the plate right now...We love cherries too..
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Kairali sisters
Hi dear, i love this recipe, is really excellent! Thanks for your nice comment. Kisses
ReplyDeleteshould really trythis sometime..looks awesome..
ReplyDeleteVery colorful and lovely looking cake dear:)
ReplyDeleteYummy! All those cherries look so good. I have been eating a lot of cherries as is this season
ReplyDeleteA delicious coffee cake! So moist and beautifully presented.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cake! It must taste amazing with all those fresh cherries in there.
ReplyDeleteYummy cake lassie..Looks like one prepared by a pro..super !!!
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What a beautiful photo or such a lovely cake! It sure helps when you have good cherries. My family lives in Michigan and we were able to visit one year during the Cherry festival in Traverse City, MI. My sister has a cottage up there. It was the best! Great area for wine too. I miss getting good cherries, we don't get that much here in Florida!
ReplyDeleteI'll save this recipe!
Oh, I posted the photo that you requested. :D
Cherry cake looks fantastic and so delicious I am sure your DH must have loved it.
ReplyDeleteyummy & colourful cake...
ReplyDeleteGreat looking cake. And it's wonderful - I have another cherry recipe to try.
ReplyDeleteoh..what a delicious cake..looks yummy..
ReplyDeleteCheery cake looks really yummy. Nice one.
ReplyDeleteYummy Looking Cake lassie. I can not wait to try it out at my home as well. Will keep you posted as well.
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Hamaree Rasoi
today I made some cherry cobbler and it was downright delicious. now again you have tempted me to make this one. increadible.
ReplyDeleteThis is so yummy! I love cherry desserts!
ReplyDeleteThis is so yummy! I love cherry desserts!
ReplyDeleteyum yum cake looks so beautiful
ReplyDeleteThe cake has come out very well.
ReplyDeleteI love the bright red colour of the cherries.Here its kind of meroonish..
I have been loving cherries lately, and especially love this because they are littered throughout the entire concoction! Total yum!
ReplyDeleteuna vera delizia questa torta!!complimenti!ciao!
ReplyDeletethe color is so cute n attrative....visual treat...both ur cherry cakes hv come out so perfect....pass me tht slice.....
ReplyDelete@Sanyukta - They both are one and the same.
ReplyDeleteCL, love the cake and the name as well :)
ReplyDeleteAnd love the new look too :)
Quel beau cake fruité!
ReplyDeleteAvec les cerises il ne peut être que parfait! ;)
Bisous & Bonne soirée
With those cherries, cake looks gorgeous and awesome, u have baked them prefectly, ur new template looks fabulous..
ReplyDeleteLooks great...I want a piece!
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I am looking for ways to use the bounty of cherries we have right now and this cake is a wonderful option!
ReplyDeleteslurrrrrrrrrrrrp mouth watering and delicious cake
ReplyDeleteNice Cake. Thanks for the entry.
ReplyDeletelove the look of the cake...wish we cld taste it tooo...and love the new look of your blog!! great job CL
ReplyDeleteThats a very beautiful cake....i too baked a cherry cake yday, but it is cherry crumble cake.....so yummy!!!!it is similra ro urs but with crumb on top...find it at mowielicious.com
ReplyDeleteThat is a great slice of relish.... That was a pleasing wait after your last post, where just your family got to savor it.... Very very tempting....
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this is one pretty cake....lovely..
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cake and apt for the season.. yummy !!! And nice recipe too.. I have some more cherries will surely try it out.
ReplyDeleteLovely cherry dessert; the kind I would finish in an hour. Thank you for the link to my audition. You're the best!
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Wow!!! beautiful bake. Looks at those cherries...yummy !!!
ReplyDeleteLove cherries, we stopped buying it last summer thinking that was causing food allergy in Vasanth. But it turned out something else. I can't stop looking at those pics.
ReplyDeleteLovely! The cherries look beautiful- a perfect summery cake! And you changed your blog layout! Looks wonderful and bright!
ReplyDeletethis is gorgeous! and just in time for all the fresh cherries that are arriving at the super market.
ReplyDeleteI loved the cherry cake.
ReplyDeleteGood collection of recipes...will try out some Continental recipes from your blog.
Visited for the first time today..will visit again leisurely.
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Love this recipe...bookmarked!
ReplyDeletewell well, not only are you a great cook, but a very skilled photographer! Nicely done!
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