Kirschmichel - German Cherry Dessert

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Kirschmichel is a delicious German cherry dessert or pudding served with vanilla sauce.

Prep Time30

Cook Time45

Total Time1 15

Course: Desserts

Cuisine: German

Servings: servings

Calories: 449kcal

Author: Adina

Preheat the oven to 350°F/ 180°C. Butter the casserole dish well.
Pit the cherries and weigh the 1 lb/ 500 g after pitting. If using frozen cherries, defrost them and dry with a paper towel. If using canned cherries, let them drain well.
1 lb cherries/ 500 g
Mix the soft butter and the sugar until foamy. Add the vanilla sugar or extract, the lemon zest, eggs, and semolina, and stir again to incorporate everything.
¼ cup unsalted butter/ 60 g + ½ cup granulated sugar/ 125 g + 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar + zest of ½ lemon + 3 eggs + ½ cup + 2 tablespoons semolina/ 125 g
Mix the flour and the baking powder and sieve them over the rest of the ingredients. Incorporate carefully using a spatula and add the milk little by little, stirring carefully. Add the pitted cherries to the mixture.
1¼ cup all-purpose flour/ 150 g + 3 teaspoons baking powder + 1 cup milk/ 240 ml
Bake: Pour the batter into the prepared dish. Sprinkle with some butter flakes and bake for about 40-45 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean but still very slightly wet.
Dust with confectioners sugar if desired and serve hot, warm, or at room temperature with vanilla sauce.

A digital kitchen scale (the Amazon affiliate link opens in a new tab) provides the most precise measurement, ensuring the best bake possible.
Cherries: You will need more or less 1.5 lbs/ 650 g of unpitted cherries. Instead, you can use 1 lb/ 500 g (defrosted) or canned (and well-drained) cherries.