Easy Cherry Snack Cake

This easy cherry snack cake is only 10 minutes to the oven! The homemade cake recipe has either dark sweet or sour cherries.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword breakfast cake, easy fruit cake, easy snack cake

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Total Time 50

Servings

Calories 376kcal

Author Julie Clark

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons milk
1 cup dark sweet or sour cherries** (fresh or canned, drained well)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F and line an 8x8-inch pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on the sides to lift the finished cake out. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream butter and sugar together at medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 4-5 minutes.
Add one egg at a time and mix for 20 seconds after each addition. Add vanilla extract. Mix until combined.
In a small bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
With the mixer running at medium speed, alternately add flour mixture and milk in two portions. Mix until just combined. Don't overmix.
Pour batter into prepared pan and spread evenly. Top with cherries and spread evenly. **If the cherries are large, half them and toss them with a few tablespoons of flour so they don't sink to the bottom of the pan.)
Bake for about 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let the cake rest for about 10 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack.
Top with whipped cream.

Notes

The calories shown are based on the cake being cut into 6 pieces, with 1 serving being 1 slice of cake. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information.**

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