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Cherry Cake

17/11/2023

The cherry cake is a delicious dessert, perfect when these juicy red gems are in season. Here is an Italian version of this delicious cake.

Ingredients

  • 500 g fresh cherries, pitted
  • 200 g 00 flour
  • 150 g granulated sugar
  • 100 g melted butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 packet baking powder
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • Powdered sugar (for decoration)

Preparation

  1. Start by preheating the oven to 180 °C and prepare a cake pan by buttering and flouring it or lining it with parchment paper.
  2. In a bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar until you obtain a light and fluffy mixture.
  3. Incorporate the cooled melted butter, mixing well.
  4. Sift the flour with the baking powder and the pinch of salt, then add these dry ingredients to the egg and sugar mixture, stirring gently until you obtain a homogeneous batter.
  5. Arrange half of the pitted cherries on the bottom of the pan and pour the cake batter over them.
  6. Place the remaining cherries on top of the batter, pressing them in slightly to distribute them evenly.
  7. Bake the cake for about 35-40 minutes or until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  8. Let the cherry cake cool on a wire rack before dusting it with powdered sugar for decoration.

Trivia

In Italian tradition, fruit cakes are highly appreciated to end a meal or for a sweet awakening at breakfast. Cherries, in particular, are beloved for their sweetness and juiciness, and feature in numerous dessert variations, from tarts to simpler cakes. Remember that every cherry enclosed in this cake tells a bit of the story and flavor of the Italian summer.