Cherry Butter Cake Recipe

Name: Cherry Butter Cake Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 1 cake
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups (about 8.75 ounces) all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature; 3/4 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 1 tablespoon lemon zest from about 1 lemon; 1/2 cup milk; 1 cup pitted, halved cherries

This buttery, fruit-filled cake is like a buckle without the streusel topping.

Cherry Butter Cake Recipe

Prep 10 mins

Cook 40 mins

Active 30 mins

Cooling Time 15 mins

Total 65 mins

Makes 1 cake

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1 3/4 cups (about 8.75 ounces) all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon lemon zest from about 1 whole lemon
1/2 cup milk
1 cup pitted, halved cherries

Butter pan and preheat oven to 350°F.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together butter and sugar until creamy, about 4 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating until just combined. Beat in lemon zest.
Add 1/2 dry ingredients to bowl and beat to combine. Beat in milk then remaining dry ingredients. Stir in cherries.
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until a cake tester inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean and top is golden, 30-40 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes before turning out of pan.

Special equipment

stand mixer, 9- by 9-inch metal baking pan

This Recipe Appears In

Wake and Bake: Cherry Butter Cake

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
2386	Calories
83g	Fat
372g	Carbs
45g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Amount per serving
Calories	2386
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 83g	106%
Saturated Fat 47g	237%
Cholesterol 561mg	187%
Sodium 2072mg	90%
Total Carbohydrate 372g	135%
Dietary Fiber 10g	37%
Total Sugars 176g
Protein 45g
Vitamin C 18mg	90%
Calcium 566mg	44%
Iron 14mg	80%
Potassium 945mg	20%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.