Sour Cherry Cake
"Very easy and delicious. Sort of like black forest cake, but more elegant. From "Crowning Elegance", a cookbook published by Arie Crown Hebrew Day School in suburban Chicago, IL. Tastes best on the day of baking. It might get soggy if covered."
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
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1 8
ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup margarine, melted
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 3⁄4 cup flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 (15 ounce) can sour cherries, well drained
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease an 8"x8" square pan.
- In bowl of a mixer fitted with a whisk, beat together the eggs and sugar until light yellow and fluffy.
- Add margarine and vanilla, stir to combine.
- Mix in cocoa, flour, and baking powder.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Press cherries into the top of the batter.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until set.
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Reviews
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Much better when I added (based on the comments above) an extra half-tablespoon of cocoa and 3/4 cup plain yogurt to the batter. This I baked in a nine-inch springform pan, lined with a circle of parchment paper, lightly sprayed with cooking oil. When cool/turned out onto a plate/reversed onto a serving platter, I frosted the finished cake with vanilla greek-style yogurt right out of the container -- made for a lovely tangy finish. -
Awesome!! I'm making this for the second time in 2 weeks (which is good for me when baking from scratch). I use butter instead of marg, and use sour cherries fresh from the trees, and it turned out so good that I almost ate the whole cake myself, which is why I have to make the second cake, so hubby can actually get a descent size piece! Thanks for a keeper. -
A very good and easy recipe. I've made it twice now, once with sour cherries and once with canned bing cherries... yummy either way. Thanks, Sarah! -
Wonderful! My family picked sour cherries and made a pie which was amazing, but I had an extra cup of cherries so i searched for a recipe to use. I didn't want a cobbler since its close to the pie taste. This was perfect, easy and quick and I loved it wasn't to big, plus I had all the ingredients. Used butter and my cherries were mixed with a 1/4cup of sugar before I put them in so reduced sugar a little. Served with icecream the whole family loved! Thank you will make again. -
I love chocolate and I love cherries, but this recipe did not live up to my expectations. <br/>Batter was very runny, so I added another 1/4 cup flour and am glad I did. Texture of cake is good, it just does not taste very chocolatey. Simple to make.
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<p>Sara Chana (z'l) was a beloved daughter, wife and mother. She was the wife of a Rabbi and entertained many people in their home, especially on the Sabbath and Jewish Holidays. She loved to cook and to share her recipes. She was a very active member of the Kosher & Jewish Cooking Forum and was loved by many members here as well. She lost a valiant fight against cancer and we miss her very much. May her recipes continue to nourish many people, as she did during her life. <br /><br />If you have a question about one of her recipes, please post in the Kosher & Jewish Cooking Forum <a href=http://www.food.com/bb/viewforum.zsp?f=29 target=_blank>http://www.food.com/bb/viewforum.zsp?f=29</a> and we will try our best to answer them.</p>
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