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Tart Cherry Cake Recipe

Dotted with cherries and topped with a rich butter sauce, this cake is good simple country cooking.—Lavonn Bormuth, Westerville, Ohio

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Tart Cherry Cake Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 30 min.

Yield: 9 Servings

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Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) pitted tart cherries, drained
BUTTER SAUCE:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Combine the egg and cherries; add to dry ingredients. Stir until well combined and batter no longer appears dry. Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
For sauce, combine the sugar, butter and milk in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cook and stir for 5 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Serve warm over cake. Yield: 9 servings.

Editor's Note: The cake contains no liquid, butter or shortening.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 373 calories, 12 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 55 mg cholesterol, 398 mg sodium, 65 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Tart Cherry Cake in Taste of Home April/May 2002, p48

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Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2009 by jatngrewe

Phenomenal cake! The butter sauce is rich and makes this dessert taste like you ordered it from an expensive & exclusive restaurant. It's super easy to make, which makes it all the more special.