Sour Cherry Cake
Tinned sour red cherries make this delicious cake a snap to prepare. Serve it with a sauce made from the cherry liquid.
Ingredients
Serves: 12
- 1 cup (125g) plain flour
- 1 cup (200g) white sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon margarine
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup (60g) chopped walnuts
- 450g tinned pitted sour red cherries
- 1/3 cup (65g) white sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornflour
Directions
Preparation:25min ›
Cook:40min ›
Ready in:1hour5min
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Grease the bottom only of one 23cm square baking pan. Drain the sour cherries, reserving the liquid.
- Combine the flour, 1 cup of the sugar, baking powder and salt. Beat in the margarine and eggs at medium speed until well blended. Fold in the nuts and 1 cup of the drained cherries. Spread the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake at 180 degrees C for 35 to 40 minutes. Serve cake warm or cooled with cherry sauce spooned over the top.
- To make cherry sauce: In a small saucepan combine 1/3 cup sugar, cornflour, remaining cherries and the reserved juice. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until mixture is thick and clear.
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Reviews and Ratings
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Reviews in English (6)
What a great recipe! I sprinkled chopped almonds on top instead of using walnuts. And to keep the cherries from sinking to the bottom, I coated them in a small amount of finely ground almonds. I also added chocolate chips, because as we all know, every dessert tastes better with chocolate. I'll definitely make again. All the kids loved it. - 19 Jun 2007 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
This is a very easy recipe. Instead of canned sour cherries, I used fresh pitted cherries. The cake is a little on the chewey side, so I'll continue to experiment. However overall this was a very easy, tasty recipe that was gone in one sitting. - 05 Jun 2007 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
Excellent, easy recipe. It was gobbled up by my family. Added some vanilla extract and didn't even need the sauce. - 28 May 2005 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)