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    Cherry and Almond Cake

    Last modified: Aug 14, 2023 ยท Published by Adina, Jun 23, 2022 ยท 6 Comments

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    This soft cherry and almond cake is packed with cherries and ground almonds; this is an easy recipe for a delicious cake that is moist, tender, and full of flavor.

    slice of cherry cake on a small white plate

    This delightful cherry almond cake is easy to put together and incredibly delicious. You can make it in summer with fresh, sweet, or sour cherries or any time of the year with canned or frozen cherries. It's a simple recipe for a great cake that you might end up baking every weekend during cherry season.

    And I recommend you try one of our most popular recipes, the Fresh Cherry Loaf Cake; you will love it! Or how about a festive Cherry Bakewell Cake or a simple recipe for Cherry Bundt Cake or Cherry Chocolate Muffins?

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    • Recipe ingredients
    • How to make cherry and almond cake?
    • How to prepare the springform pan?
    • Recipe FAQs
    • More cherry cake recipes
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    • Cherry and Almond Cake

    Expert tips

    Scale: Always use a digital kitchen scale in baking; it guarantees the best results (Amazon affiliate link opens in a new tab). Measuring flour and butter in cups is very tricky, affecting the quality of the finished product.

    Room temperature: Ensure that the ingredients (butter, eggs, sour cream) are at room temperature. When you beat them together, they will create a smooth emulsion that traps the air in the batter. This air will expand during baking, making the cherry almond cake light and fluffy.

    Immediate baking: Bake the sweet cherry almond cake as soon as you are finished stirring the batter. Make sure that the oven is preheated and the pan is prepared. If you leave the batter waiting, the baking powder will lose its power, and the cake will not rise nicely.

    Use a cherry pitter to remove the pits (Amazon affiliate link opens in a new tab). They are cheap and make life so much easier. I got mine at least ten years ago (I don't really remember), and it is still good.

    Donโ€™t forget to mix the cherries with a bit of flour before adding them to the batter; this step will prevent them from sinking too much.

    close up slice of cake with cherries

    Recipe ingredients

    Cherries:

    • This fluffy almond cake with cherries can be made with fresh, canned, or frozen cherries.
    • Fresh cherries need to be pitted first.
    • Canned: drain and gently pat dry with kitchen paper.
    • Frozen: defrost in a sieve, drain well, and pat dry with kitchen paper.
    • You will need about 350 g/ 12.5 oz cherries weighed after pitting.

    Almonds:

    • Ground almonds, ground with their skin on. They are also known as almond meal. Not almond flour; almond flour is made from blanched almonds and is finer.
    • However, for this recipe, use whatever you happen to have. The two products cannot always be used interchangeably, but it will be ok this time. I used a mixture because I had two open bags; that is why the crumb of the cake is slightly brown.
    • I prefer ground almonds with the skin on, first because of the nicer color and more almond flavor, and secondly, because they are cheaper than blanched almond flour.

    Other ingredients:

    • Unsalted butter: Use good quality butter with a high-fat content (European style is best). I always use unsalted butter in baking.
    • Eggs: Four large eggs.
    • Dry ingredients: Granulated sugar, all-purpose flour (I often use cake flour), baking powder, and a pinch of salt.
    • Sour cream: Adds moisture.
    • Vanilla extract and lemon juice (freshly squeezed) for extra flavor.
    • Flaked almonds will add some crunch to the otherwise soft and fluffy cake.

    How to make cherry and almond cake?

    • Prepare cherries: Pit the cherries if they are fresh. Defrost and drain frozen or canned ones. Pat them dry with kitchen paper. Place them in a medium bowl and mix them with a bit of flour.
    fresh cherries in a bowl and coated with flour in another bowl
    • Wet ingredients: Beat the soft butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes (1). Add the vanilla extract and lemon juice. Add the eggs, one by one, beating well in between (2).
    • Dry ingredients: Mix flour, ground almonds, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Gradually and at low speed, add the flour mixture to the egg mixture, alternating with the sour cream (3).
    • Fold the floured sweet cherries into the cake batter.
    • Fill pan: Place the batter into the prepared springform and add the flaked almonds on top of the cake (4).
    • Bake in the preheated oven for about 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
    • Let cool in the pan for about 20 minutes; remove and let cool completely on a wire rack.
    mixing batter in a blue bowl and cake batter in a black tin

    How to prepare the springform pan?

    There are many ways of preparing a springform for baking. It is necessary to do it because even if springforms are non-stick, the cake will still stick to them if you don't prepare them first.

    Method 1: Parchment paper

    • Place the springform on the paper and draw the exact circle around it with a pencil. Cut the circle. Butter the bottom of the pan and stick the baking paper on top.
    • If necessary, you can cut one or two longer stripes, about as wide as the springform's ring, and stick those on the buttered ring.
    • This step is not always necessary; most cakes will not stick to the ring; if they do slightly, you can quickly release them with the help of a small knife.

    Method 2: Butter and flour

    • Butter the round cake pan all over.
    • Sprinkle with one tablespoon of flour.
    • Over the sink (to avoid a mess), start shaking the tin to coat it thoroughly with the flour.
    • Turn it upside down over the sink and pat it gently on the bottom to remove the excess flour.

    Alternatives to method 2:

    • Use dried breadcrumbs or ground almonds instead of flour (image below).
    preparing a springform for baking and baked cake

    Recipe FAQs

    Can I use other fruit to make this cake?

    Sure, the recipe will turn out delicious with fresh fruit like peaches, apricots, nectarines (in summer), or plums (in autumn). You can also make it with berries.

    Can I use maraschino cherries for the cake?

    I wouldn't use them for this cake recipe; they are too sweet and have a different texture and flavor.

    How to store the cherry cake?

    Keep it in an airtight container at room temperature; it will be fine for 2-3 days.
    Refrigerate it to keep it a bit longer.
    Freeze it; it will be fine for about three months. Wrap it in plastic wrap, then in aluminum foil. Thaw in the refrigerator or at room temperature.

    ground almond cake with fresh cherries on a platter

    More cherry cake recipes

    • Chocolate Cherry Brownies
    • Swiss Sweet Cherry Pie
    • Philadelphia Cream Cheese CherryBars
    • Banana Hazelnut Cherry Cake
    • Coconut and Cherry Cake

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    Recipe

    almond cherry cake slice on a plate

    Cherry and Almond Cake

    Soft cherry and almond cake packed with cherries and ground almonds; this is an easy recipe for a delicious cake that is moist, tender, and full of flavor.
    4.42 from 12 votes
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    Course: Cakes
    Cuisine: German
    Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour hour
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 14 slices
    Calories: 379kcal
    Author: Adina

    Equipment

    • 1 Spring form 24-26 cm/ 9.5-10-inches diameter.
    • 1 Electric mixer or stand mixer
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    Ingredients 

    • 350 g cherries 12.5 oz, weighed after pitting, Note 2
    • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour for the cherries
    • 250 g unsalted butter 9 oz/ 1cup
    • 200 g granulated sugar 7 oz/ 1 cup
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
    • 4 eggs large, Note 3
    • 250 g all-purpose flour 9 oz/ 2 cups
    • 150 g ground almonds 5.5 oz/ 1 ยฝ cup
    • 3 ยฝ teaspoons baking powder
    • 1 pinch of salt
    • 125 g sour cream 4.5 oz/ ยฝ cup
    • 2 tablespoons flaked almonds

    Instructions

    • Preparations: Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius/ 320 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter the springform and sprinkle it with 1-2 tablespoons of ground almonds; shake the pan to coat it with the almonds. Turn it over the sink and pat gently to remove the excess nuts (Note 4).
    • Prepare cherries: Pit the cherries if using fresh. Defrost and drain frozen or canned ones. Pat them dry with kitchen paper.
    • Wet ingredients: In a large bowl, beat the soft butter and the sugar until pale and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract and lemon juice and stir to incorporate them. Add the eggs, one by one, beating well in between.
    • Dry ingredients: In another bowl, mix the flour, ground almonds, baking powder, and salt. Add them gradually to the egg mixture, alternating with the sour cream.
    • Mix the cherries with the 2 tablespoons of flour; this will prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the cake. Fold into the batter.
    • Place the batter into the prepared springform and sprinkle with the flaked almonds.
    • Bake for about 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
    • Cool the cake in the pan for about 20 minutes. Run a small knife around the tin ring to help release the cake, if necessary. Remove it from the tin and let it cool on a wire rack.

    Notes

    1. Always use a digital kitchen scale in baking (Amazon affiliate link). This recipe was developed using the metric system, and that's how it will work best.
    2. Either sweet or sour fresh cherries or the same amount of canned (drained) or frozen (thawed) cherries.
    3. Please use medium eggs if you live in Germany (like I do).
    4. You can also line the pan with parchment paper or butter and flour it.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1slice | Calories: 379kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 217mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g
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    Comments

    1. Alicia says

      June 16, 2023 at 5:17 pm

      5 stars
      I absolutely loved this recipe. I'm eating a slice for breakfast right this moment. This will be a go-to for me!! Exactly the cherry almond cake I was craving.

      Reply
      • Adina says

        June 16, 2023 at 6:27 pm

        I am so happy to hear it, Alicia. Thank you for the comment and the rating.

        Reply
    2. michelle says

      November 30, 2022 at 5:29 pm

      is this a recipe or a book. Alot of silly information that is unnecessary. Where are the baking times and instructions? in another book! Maybe should check this is correct before publishing

      Reply
      • Adina says

        December 01, 2022 at 7:00 am

        All the instructions are there where they are supposed to be, silly of you not to find them. Maybe if you would be less rude and judgemental you would find them.

        Reply
    3. Paula says

      August 05, 2021 at 11:04 pm

      Your flour amount in cups is wrong it should be 2, hopefully you can check it before someone uses cups

      Reply
      • Adina says

        August 06, 2021 at 4:49 pm

        You're right. Thank you, I've changed that.

        Reply
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