A pretty, pink dessert, like Grandma’s Cherry Cake, is the perfect sweet treat to serve your guests in the summer, don’t ya think? A tangy fruit that is bright and colourful combined with cakey goodness should always be on the menu and we have the perfect recipe for you to try out – straight from Kathy’s kitchen! I know you have enjoyed many of Kathy’s other great creations, so it is a no-brainer that her Grandma’s Cherry Cake will soon become a favourite too. Let us know once you have made this delicious recipe. 🙂
Grandma’s Cherry Cake
Ingredients for the Cake:
- 1 & a 1/2 cups of butter or margarine
- 2 cups of white sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- 2 teaspoons of baking powder
- 3 cups of flour PLUS 1/2 cup of flour to mix with cherries
- 1 cup of milk (fresh or carnation milk mixed equally with water)
- 1 375 ml jar of cherries, drained (save juice for icing)
Directions for the Cake:
1. First remove the cherries from the jar and drain the juice. Cut each cherry into a few pieces and mix with the 1/2 cup of flour. Set aside.
2. Using a mixer, cream the butter and sugar together. Once these two are mixed well add the eggs one at a time. Next add in the vanilla.
3. In a separate bowl combine the baking powder and flour together. Then add the milk.
4. Next, blend the egg mixture (step 2) with the flour mixture (step 3) until mixed well.
5. Now fold in the flour-coated cherries with a spoon . Pour into a baking pan (a bundt pan makes your cake very pretty) and cook for 90 minutes at 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
Ingredients and Directions for the Icing:
- 6 heaping tablespoons of Confectioners Sugar
- 5 teaspoons of cherry juice
1. Mix well and drizzle on the cake while it is hot.
2. Decorate with cherries and a dusting of Confectioners Sugar to top it off.
Doesn’t Grandma’s Cherry Cake look and sound simply wonderful? I know you will agree once you give it a try. Drop us a line and let us know if you make this delicious recipe.
What is your favourite type of cake?
FT&PD
Suz
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This looks delicious! I LOVE cherries. Just might try making this when I know I will have enough mouths to eat it.. On second thought I could take it where those mouths would be! :-). Thanks, Suz!
oh my gosh this looks beyond yummy!! My mouth is actually watering. it would go perfect with my coffee
Looks delicious, I will be making it for my next potluck.
You won’t be sorry it’s delicious!
Yumm, this sounds great and would be awesome with some vanilla ice cream!!
This cake looks so yummy! I’d love it and I’m sure the rest of the fam would love it too!
Now this my whole family will go crazy for. Looks so good. I can’t wait until I am done making it. Thanks so much..
This cake looks so delicious! I will have to try this recipe.
This cake looks so good. I love cherries and this makes my mouth water.
This cherry cake looks delicious
It is great cake for the summer!
We like cherries so this would be appreciated by my family. Thanks
My mom would love this cake she loves cherries I will have to make her one It looks so delicious
Love cherries, this cake looks so good and fairly easy to make.
It’s a great day to make a cake,this is one of my favorites. Try it!
I love cooking for Christmas. NewYear’s Day, Easter Weekend and birthdays. I am appreciated.
It”s just hubby and I this Christmas , so I made just haft the recipe. Made a nice little cake !
One of my favorite cakes my mom used to make, brings back memories.
looks very festive!