Fresh Cherry Cake with a Hint of Cinnamon

Steps to make

1. 1

   Preheat oven and prepare baking tin

   10 min
   

   Preheat the oven to 160 °C. Lightly grease and 20cm round baking cake tin, about 5cm deep.

2. 2

   Combine dry ingredients

   2 min
   

   In a bowl, mix the flour, cinnamon and caster sugar.

4. 3

   Add wet ingredients

   5 min
   

   Make a well in the center and add the egg, milk, melted butter and whisk with a wooden spoon or electric beater until mixture is thick and smooth.

5. 4

   Prepare cake

   3 min
   

   Pour the mixture, evenly, into the tin. Remove the stalks and stones from the cherries and scatter them over the top of the mixture. Gently press them into the batter.

6. 5

   Prepare topping

   5 min
   

   In a bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, caster sugar and butter and using your fingers, rub the mix together to form a crumble-like mixture with pea-sized pieces. Sprinkle the crumble over the top of the cherries.

7. 6

   Bake

   35 min
   

   Bake for 30-35 minutes until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.

8. 7

   Serve

   30 min
   

   Remove from the oven and leave in the baking tin until cool enough to touch. Remove the cake from the tin and allow to cool on a wire rack until completely cold, before slicing and serving.