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Magic Cherry Cake

Magic Cherry Cake

Date: 2025-11-26

Ingredients:

400 g Cherries

70 g Butter

80 g Caster sugar

2 Eggs

90 g Plain flour

150 ml Milk

A little Vanilla extract

Icing sugar for dusting

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180C (Gas 4).

2. Stone the cherries.

3. Lightly butter a 20 cm baking dish with some of the butter, then dust it with a couple of tablespoons of the sugar. Add the cherries.

4. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the remaining sugar, eggs, flour, milk, and a drop or two of vanilla extract.

5. Melt the remaining butter and whisk it into the mixture.

6. Pour the batter over the cherries.

7. Bake for about 35 minutes, until puffed and golden.

8. Test with a skewer; if it comes out damp but clean, it's done.

9. Remove from the oven and dust with icing sugar.