Homemade Cherry Cake

🧂 Ingredients

• 1¾ cups pastry flour*
• 2 large eggs
• 1 large egg yolk
• ½ cup half and half**
• 1½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup + 1 tablespoon granulated sugar (divided)
• ¼ cup butter melted and cooled (or vegetable oil)
• 1½-2 cups pitted cherries halved
• 2-3 tablespoons powdered/icing sugar

Instructions

• 1 Mix the cherries with 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar.
• 2 Pre-heat oven to 350F (180C). Grease and flour an 8 inch (20 cm).
• 3 In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder.
• 4 In the mixing bowl beat the eggs, yolk, 1 cup of sugar and vanilla until light
  and fluffy, approximately 2 minutes, add the melted butter and half and half.
  Add the flour mixture half at a time, beating to combine. Fold in the cherries.
  Transfer to the prepared pan. Sprinkle with granulated sugar. Bake for
  approximately 35-40 minutes. Let cool in pan. Dust with powder sugar before
  serving if desired and or serve with a scoop of ice cream. Enjoy!
• 5 Fold in the cherries. If you wish you can also stir in 2-3 teaspoons of flour to
  keep the cherries from sinking to the bottom.
• 6 Transfer to the prepared pan. Bake for approximately 35-40 minutes. Let cool in
  pan. Dust with powder sugar before serving if desired and or serve with a scoop
  of ice cream. Enjoy!

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