Description
A very moist, lightly sweet cake, with a crisp buttery crust
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup butter milk (or 1 teaspoon vinegar and enough milk to make 1/2 cup)
- 2 cups pitted cherries
- powdered sugar for garish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 and spray a loaf pan with oil or spread with butter
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each
- Add flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, and buttermilk, beat about two minutes
- Pour into greased pan, top with cherries, pressing cherries down into batter
- Bake about 60 minutes, until top springs back when touched lightly and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, cool 10 minutes before removing from pan, cool completely before slicing, dust with powdered sugar
Keywords: Polish Cake Cherry