Fresh Cherry Cake
"Delicious and perfect for a picnic. For a picnic, make the cake up to 24 hours ahead and return it to the clean tin when cold. Dust liberally with icing sugar, then wrap in cling film or foil."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 5 ounces all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 ounces superfine sugar
- 1 egg
- 4 tablespoons milk
- 3 1⁄2 ounces butter, melted
- 12 ounces cherries
- confectioners' sugar, for dusting
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FOR THE TOPPING
- 1 ounce all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 ounce superfine sugar
- 1 ounce butter, at room temperature, diced
directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F Grease and base line an 8in round cake tin, about 2in deep.
- Sift the flour, cinnamon and superfine sugar into a bowl. Make a well in the centre and add the egg, milk and melted butter, then combine with a wooden spoon or electric whisk. Beat well to make a thick, smooth mixture. Spoon into the tin and spread evenly.
- Remove the stalks and stones from the cherries, using a pitter if you have one to keep the fruit whole. Scatter the cherries over the mixture and gently press them inches
- To make the topping, tip all the ingredients into a bowl. Rub in the butter with your fingers to make a crumb-like mixture, then work the mixture until it comes together in pea-sized pieces. Scatter the topping over the cherries.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes until a skewer pushed into the centre comes out clean. Leave in the tin until cool enough to handle, then run a knife round the edge, remove the cake from the tin and leave on a wire rack until completely cold.
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Reviews
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The hardest part of this recipe for me was having to weigh everything; then I think my scale may be off because I had to add a lot more than 4 tbsp of milk to even make a batter. I thought this was okay, but will probably not make again.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
English_Rose
United Kingdom
I live in Manchester, UK with my fiance and young son. I work at the local hospital in pediatrics and love my job. I also love cooking!! I have a sweet tooth but try and make healthy family meals, I'm not against some lovely treats now and then though :)
