Need an easy and delicious summer cake recipe? This Simple Cherry Cake is just it. This is a foolproof recipe, using ingredients you probably already have in your pantry, plus fresh dark sweet cherries that bake into little pockets of jamminess. Served warm, it is perfect as a snack cake or breakfast treat.
To start, pit and halve the sweet cherries. Using a hand mixer, whisk together a simple batter with butter, sugar, eggs, Greek yogurt, all-purpose flour, baking powder, and baking soda. I like to flavor this cake with vanilla extract, but almond extract is also a great choice. Finally, assemble the cake and bake. It’s that easy! Enjoy warm or at room temperature.
To make this Simple Cherry Cake, you will need the following ingredients:
Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Grease the sides and the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan or a 9-inch round cake pan with butter. Line the bottom with parchment paper and grease the parchment paper, too.
Into a medium bowl, sift 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and ½ teaspoon baking soda.
In a separate bowl, use a hand mixer to beat together 2 ounces softened butter, ¾ cup sugar, and 2 eggs until very light in color and fluffy, 2-3 minutes on high speed.
Add ½ cup Greek yogurt and ½ teaspoon vanilla and beat until very creamy and light in color, about 1 minute.
Keeping the mixer on low, gradually mix the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until just combined. Do not overmix.
Pour half of the cake batter into the prepared baking pan.
Top with a layer of sliced cherries.
Top the cherries with the remaining half of the cake batter. Top the batter with more cherries.
Bake until golden and the cake tester comes out clean, about 45 minutes to 1 hour, depending on your oven. Midway through baking, put some extra pitted cherries on top of the cake for a pretty presentation and return the cake to the oven.
Allow the cake to cool in the pan on a wire rack for about 40 minutes, then release the cake from the pan.
Slice and serve warm.
Celebrate fresh summer produce with this Simple Cherry Cake recipe! Made from just eight pantry staple ingredients and fresh sweet cherries, it’s quick and easy to prepare. Made this recipe? Let us know what you think in the comments below!
I made this cherry cake for a summer picnic, and it was a big hit. So easy and delicious. Perfect with fresh cherries.
Yummy!
Best summer treat. Made this for my kids’ picnic, they loved it! The cherries were bursting with flavor and so easy to bake. Will make again for sure.
Amazing, just wow!
OMG, this Simple Cherry Cake is amaze! Made it for a family BBQ and it vanished in minutes. Using sweet cherries made it like a hug in cake form. Perfect for breakfast too! Totally love how easy it was. Can't wait to bake it again with my kiddos! 🍰🍒
So I made this cherry cake for my friends last weekend and it was a hit. Super easy and the cherries were jammy goodness. Will totally bake again.
Superb! Made this cake for a family picnic, and everyone loved it! The cherries were just delightful. It’s so easy to whip up and full of flavour. Thank you!
Superb cherry delight
Delicious! I made this cherry cake with my kids over the weekend. We pitted the cherries together and they loved the sweet smell while it baked. It turned out soft and moist, and everyone loved it at breakfast. I can't wait to bake it again!
Super yummy cake! I made it for my kids’ playdate and it was gone in minutes! The cherries added such a sweet touch. It's so easy that I might just make it every week!
Dude, this Simple Cherry Cake is unreal. Whipped it up for the fam and they devoured it! Stayed warm for breakfast, perfect for those lazy summer days.
Delicious and easy
Epic! This cake totally nailed my summer BBQ. Whipped it up easy-peasy, and everyone was like, 'Dude, what’s the secret?' Cherries were so jammy. Can't even describe how good it was!
I made the Simple Cherry Cake for my friend's birthday. It was so easy and a huge hit! The cherries turned into little pockets of joy. I felt like a pro baker, and my friends loved it. Definitely making it again.
This cake was so easy and delicious. I made it for my friends and they loved it.
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