Cherry Loaf Cake
Cherry picking season is almost over and this year because of COVID situation didn't get to make our yearly trip to cherry picking at Brentwood which takes atleast 1:30 hrs. But decided to go to the local farms here in Gilroy and this is what I say its the best example of blessing in disguise. The cherries were delicious, the place was not crowded, we did have to drive for more than 15 mins and were back way before lunch. "Eat local grown food" lesson learned :)
Now we have all these fresh cherries what to do.... bake a cake , that's what you do. So here is a very easy simple recipe for cherry loaf cake.
Ingredients :
- unsalted butter, at room temperature : 2/3 cup
- granulated sugar : ¾ cup
- eggs : 3 large
- Greek yogurt : 2/3 cup
- All-purpose flour : 2 cups + 2 tablespoons
- Baking powder : 2 teaspoons
- cherries : 1 1/3 cups
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
Process:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius/ 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Butter a loaf pan of about 30x12x7.5 cm/ 12x5x3 inches.
- Pit and roughly chop the cherries.
- Beat together the soft butter and the sugar until pale and fluffy.
- Add the eggs and yogurt. Beat to incorporate.
- In another bowl, mix together the flour and baking powder. Mix shortly into the butter mixture.
- Fold in 2/3 of the prepared cherries.
- Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan.
- Add the remaining pitted cherries on top of the cake and sprinkle with the brown sugar.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
- Let the cherry loaf cake cool in the pan for about 15-20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Slice it up and enjoy with a nice cup of coffee.
Till then happy blogging
Rakhee
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