Sophies Cherry Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a deep 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• Place 1 cup sugar and butter in a separate bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in milk and vanilla extract. Add flour mixture to butter mixture; mix until batter is well blended and thick, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Spread batter in the prepared baking dish; arrange cherries on top. Drizzle cherry juice over the cherries. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup sugar over the surface.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a 9 inch cake pan.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
• Whisk eggs and vanilla in a small bowl.
• With an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar together until fluffy, 2 minutes.
• Reduce mixer speed, and add egg and flour mixture alternately in two batches, beating on low speed until combined.
• Fold in cherries with rubber spatula.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan and bake 30-35 minutes. Cool completely.
• For the topping:.
• Combine reserved cherry juice, cornstarch, sugar, and almond extract in a small saucepan over medium heat until it begins to bubble, about 4 minutes.
• Let cool completely, 30 minutes.
• Spread over cooled cake and arrange pecans decoratively on top.
• May be stored at room temp for 2 days.