3 Sticks (12 Oz.) Unsalted Butter
2 Cups of All Purpose Flour
1 Teaspoon of Salt
1 1/2 Cups of Sugar
1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
6 Large Eggs
1 Pound of Glacèd Cherries
I gathered the ingredients together then buttered and floured the 9 x 5 Glass loaf pan.
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Cherry Pound Cake – The Ingredients |
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Cherry Pound Cake – Buttered and Floured 9 x 5 Loaf Pan |
After sifting the flour and salt together I put the butter and sugar in the bowl of my mixer and let it rip for 4 minutes. I stopped the mixer and scraped down the bowl a couple of times to ensure everything was light and fluffy.
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Cherry Pound Cake – Sifted Flour and Salt |
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Cherry Pound Cake – Creaming the Butter and Sugar |
Next it was time to add the eggs and vanilla. I added the vanilla then eggs one at a time with the mixer on a lower speed until everything was well combined.
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Cherry Pound Cake – Adding the Eggs One at a Time |
Now it was time to add the flour. With the mixer on a low speed, I slowly added the flour until it was just mixed in. I removed the bowl from the mixer and finished off the batter by hand.
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Cherry Pound Cake – The Final Flour Mix by Hand |
Now the fun part started. I took about 1/3 of the batter and spread it in an even layer at the bottom of the loaf pan and added a layer of cherries. I carefully added a spread out another 1/3 of the batter and added the rest of the cherries. Then I topped the cherries off with the rest of the batter and put the cake in a 350˚ oven.
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Cherry Pound Cake – Layering the Batter and Cherries |
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Cherry Pound Cake – Layering the Batter and Cherries |
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Cherry Pound Cake – Layering the Batter and Cherries |
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Cherry Pound Cake – Layering the Batter and Cherries |
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Cherry Pound Cake – Ready for the Oven |
The recipe said it would take up to 55 minuets. my experience with the added cherries was a little longer at 70 minutes.
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Cherry Pound Cake – Cooling |
After fooling for 2 hours I wrapped the cake up and took it next door for the Birthday boy. He took the cake into work to share it and said it was “delicious!”
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Cherry Pound Cake – In the Midst of Eating |
Sadly another cake I did not get to try!
Bakers Notes:
- It was tricky with the timing on this one. The edges were a little browner that I would have liked.
- I should have topped it with an icing or glaze
- Use Glacèd Cherries – Maraschino Cherries will not work because they are too wet
- From the looks of the picture the cherries turned out correctly
- Use a glass pan for this recipe – a metal one just won’t do!
Happy Baking!
Sweet and simple, sounds great. Such a shame you didn't get a taste!
Seems to be a theme here…. cherry…pound cake…no eating 🙂