Recipe Details

Fresh Cherry Cake

This cherry cake is a deliciously moist cake topped with fresh sweet cherries and drizzled with cherry juice for a crowd-pleasing summer dessert.

Makes:12 servings

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1½ cups white sugar, divided
½ cup butter, softened
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups halved and pitted cherries
1¼ cups cherry juice

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Directions

Prep:20 mCook:40 mReady:1 h

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.