Cherry Cake recipe

All Recipes Best Recipe Dessert Recipes Cakes

Ingredients

⅓ cup shortening
⅔ cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup milk
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups sour cherries - drained, juice reserved
½ cup chopped walnuts
½ cup white sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 pinch salt
1 cup water
¼ teaspoon almond extract
2 drops red food coloring

Nutrition Info

328.1 calories
carbohydrate: 50.7 g
cholesterol: 21.8 mg
fat: 12.9 g
fiber: 1.3 g
protein: 4.2 g
saturatedFat: 2.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 196.1 mg
sugar: 26.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch square pan. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

  2. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and 2/3 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk. Stir in cherries and chopped nuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool. Serve with cherry sauce.

  4. To make cherry sauce: In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch and salt. Blend in 3/4 cup reserved cherry juice and 1 cup water. Stir in almond flavoring and red food coloring. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture thickens.

Recipe Yield

1 - 9 inch square pan

Recipe Note

Sour cherry cake with cherry sauce. If desired, 1/2 cup sour cherries may be added to the sauce before cooking.

Do you like the recipe? Share this tasty recipe!

Alternatives to this recipe

See more alternatives
All Recipes Ideas

All Recipes - Recipe Tags: Recipe Cherry Cake, simple recipe Cherry Cake, recipe Cherry Cake, recipe Cherry Cake, Cherry Cake recipe, recipes , recipes online , online recipes , recipe , cooking , cookbook , new recipes , best recipes , dessert recipes top recipes , cooking recipes , best lunch recipes , recipe book , meat recipes , healthy recipes , cooking , fast recipes cheap recipes jamie oliver recipes recipes jamie oliver recipe for lunch recipe for dinner recipe for breakfast recipe for valentine recipe for christmas recipe for easter recipe for new year recipe for students recipe for beginners recipe for weigh-loss recipe for snacks recipe for christmas eve recipe for birthday recipe on grill gordon ramsay gordon ramsay recipes gordon ramsay recipes gordon ramsays recipes simple recipes , best recipe cherry, , easy recipes , baking , tasty recipe best recipes