Iced Cherry Cake

No apologies for an Iced Cherry Cake to add to my collection of Cherry Cake recipes. They’re still my favourite.

Iced Cherry Cake

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Although Cherry Cake is my absolute favourite, adding icing to a slightly softer cake makes Iced Cherry Cake a close contender.

Sinking cherries?

I go into great lengths in the Cherry Cake post about how to get the cherries evenly distributed. My darling daughter pointed out that I don’t actually do that. The reason is that I like bigger pieces of cherry in my cakes so I halve the cherries, which makes them heavier and they sink a bit. Next time I make one of these cakes, I’ll quarter them and post the pictures. I know in my head that it will taste the same, but it’s one of the pleasures of being an adult that you get to choose how big the cherries are!

Anyway, if you put icing and cherries on top it doesn’t matter where they are in the cake.

The cherries aren’t red!

Well, I prefer undyed cherries. I see that most pictures of cherry cakes use red ones. Probably because they look more colourful. But it’s all about personal preference. These days the colourings are all vegetable based – so no nasties, whichever type you choose.

Easy recipe

This sort of goes without saying. None of the recipes on the Everyday Cooks blog are difficult. If you have a mixer or food processor they’re even easier as I mostly post one-step, chuck-it-all-in recipes. The exception is for cakes with fruit, like this one. The cake mixing is one step, but do the cherry bit by hand or you will have a pink cake with tiny bits of cherry in.

Helpful Tools

• Baking parchment loaf tin liner – Stops the cake sticking and keeps the tin clean – so less washing up. You can also store the cake in the liner until you’re ready to eat it, keeping it nice and moist. Just make sure you buy the right size for your loaf tin. Old fashioned loaf tins are squarer and deeper (and better for bread, I think) than the others which are good for cakes.

If you like this…

…Why don’t you try:

• Cherry & Almond Traybake
• Triple Cherry Cupcakes
• Cherry Bakewell Cupcakes
• Everyday Fruit Cake

Iced Cherry Cake

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• Author: Everyday Cooks
• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
• Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
• Yield: 12 servings 1x

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Description

Iced Cherry Cake, made in a loaf tin, is a teatime favourite.

You will need:

• 2lb loaf tin
• Baking parchment loaf tin liner

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Ingredients

For the cake:

• 300g glace cherries
• 200g plain flour
• 2 teaspoons (10ml) baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• 175g butter, at room temperature
• 175g caster sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 75g ground almonds
• 75ml milk
• 2 teaspoons (10ml) vanilla extract

For the icing and decoration:

• 250g icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons (30ml) hot water
• 4 glace cherries

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Instructions

Preparation:

1. Set the oven to 160°C fan, gas mark 4
2. Grease a 2lb loaf tin with butter or use a paper liner
3. Halve the cherries, then wash in warm water and dry. This will remove the syrup and stop them from sinking too much. Quarter them if you want a better distribution. If you’re short of time, don’t bother to wash. The cherries may sink but the cake will still taste wonderful.

For the cake:

1. Put all the ingredients except the cherries into a large bowl and mix well with a mixer or in a food processor
   • Flour, baking powder, salt, butter, sugar, eggs, ground almonds, milk, vanilla extract
2. Add the cherries and fold in with a large spoon until they are evenly distributed through the mixture.
3. Put the cake mixture into the prepared tin
4. Cook for 60-75 minutes until well risen and golden and a skewer comes out clean
   • Test after an hour
   • If the top browns before the centre is cooked, cover with baking parchment or foil
5. Take the cake out of the oven and leave in the tin for 15 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool.

For the icing:

• Sieve the icing sugar and add enough hot water to make a smooth icing that will spread but not run
• Spread the icing over the top of the cake
• Cut the cherries in half and arrange on top.

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Notes

Everyday Cooks Tips:

As with all cakes, the actual cooking time depends on your oven so check the cake after an hour with a skewer or cake thermometer.

Storage

• The cake will keep for a week in an airtight tin or plastic box, or longer if kept in the fridge
• Make two cakes at a time and freeze one before icing.

• Category: Teatime
• Method: Bake
• Cuisine: British