You’ll love my Cherry Almond Cake Recipe

Name: Cherry Almond Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter ( melted); 1 pound sweet cherries ( fresh); 1 cup all purpose flour; 1/2 cup almonds ( finely ground); 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 large eggs; 3/4 cup sugar ( granulated); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon vanilla powder ( optional); 1/3 cup whole milk; confectioners sugar for dusting

July 1, 2012 by Chef Dennis Littley 30 Comments

When life hands you cherries, what can you do but bake! Your family and friends are going to love my cherry almond cake. This recipe is sure to be a family favorite.

Total Time: 45 minutes

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What do you do when life hands you cherries, I mean we know what to do when it hands us lemons, but no one ever mentioned cherries….sigh

Well, I made a cherry almond cake. How’s that sound?

I looked through my cookbooks for inspiration but didn’t really see anything that spoke to me. There were all types of cherry cakes, chocolate, sponge, layer, coffee, the list went on and on…but none from a source that I really trusted.

We all know that sometimes the cookbook recipes need to be tweaked, and even then the results aren’t always what we hoped for. I do have my few go-to baking books, that I swear by, but none of those had what I was looking for. So when I need to find a sure bet in baking, I turn to the one source I know I can always count on, The Joy of Baking.

I knew this was the perfect recipe to showcase those glorious little globes, the ground almonds would add texture and flavor to the cake, which would make those sweet cherries stand out even more!

The Cherry Almond Cake was actually pretty simple to make, the most time-consuming task was pitting the cherries, thank goodness I invested in that Oxo Cherry Pitter last year, it made quick work of the cherries!

I even lined the bottom of my springform pan with parchment this time, which made all the difference in just sliding the cake out of the pan. Little things make such a difference.

You might also like my recipe for Orange Yogurt Cake.

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4.88 from 8 votes

Cherry Almond Cake

When life hands you cherries, what can you do but bake! Your family and friends are going to love my cherry almond cake. This recipe is sure to be a family favorite.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time35 mins

Total Time45 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: almond cake, cake, cherry cake

Servings:

Calories: 342kcal

Author: Chef Dennis Littley

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
1 pound sweet cherries fresh
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup almonds finely ground
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar granulated
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon vanilla powder optional
1/3 cup whole milk
confectioners sugar for dusting

Instructions

preheat oven to 400 degrees (200 C)
butter the bottom and sides of a 9 inch springform pan , and line the bottom of the pan with a circle of parchment paper
melt butter and set aside to cool
rinse, and pit cherries, then split in half and allow the excess juice to drain off.
In a bowl, mix together the flour, ground almonds, salt, and baking powder,set aside
In the bowl of your mixer, beat the eggs and sugar for about 5 minutes at high speed until thick and pale yellow
add in the vanilla extract and vanilla powder, mix well
Pour the butter and milk down the side of the mixing bowl, and using a rubber spatula or whisk fold in the melted butter and milk into the egg mixture gently to avoid deflating the eggs.
Add the flour in 3 steps, folding it into the mixture each time
add cherries to the mix and gently fold them in (if you add too much of the juice the cake will change color)
Pour the batter into your prepared springform pan and even out the batter using an offset spatula.
Place on center rack of oven and bake for 30-35 minutes until golden brown, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
allow to cool on cooling rack for 15 minutes then remove sides of springform pan
let completely cool before removing bottom of pan and parchment paper.
Dust with confectioners sugar and serve
or serve with whipped cream and additional sliced cherries

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You’ll love my Cherry Almond Cake Recipe