This cherry cake made with fresh cherries and cherry juice is my wifes favorite summertime cake
Prep Time
1 hr
Dificult
Medium
Servings
12
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a deep 9x13-inch baking dish.
Whisk flour
baking powder
and salt together in a bowl.
Beat 1 cup sugar and butter in a separate bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy
4 to 5 minutes. Stir in milk and vanilla. Add flour mixture and mix until batter is well blended and thick
2 to 3 minutes.
Spread batter in the prepared baking dish. Arrange cherries over the batter
then drizzle cherry juice over top. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup sugar over the surface.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
40 to 45 minutes.
Recipe Tip
The most time-consuming part of the prep work is pitting the cherries. This is easily done by slicing the cherry along its equator with a sharp knife and twisting the two halves. Put the edge of the knife blade between the pit and the fruit