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Maraschino Cherry Cake (Easy One-Layer Recipe)

Maraschino cherry cake on a serving plate.
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This easy maraschino cherry cake is a moist one-layer almond cake studded with sweet maraschino cherries and finished with crushed yogurt-covered almonds and cherries on top.

Ingredients

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For the cake batter:

  • 2/3 cup + 2 1/2 teaspoons (95 g) flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 cup + 2 teaspoons (65 g) granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon (8 g) honey
  • 1/3 cup (80 g) eggs (see note #1)
  • 1/3 cup (70 g) grapeseed oil
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 2.5 oz (70 g) chopped almonds 
  • 2.5 oz (70 g) pitted maraschino cherries 

For the decoration:

  • 3.5 oz (100 g) apricot jam
  • 3.5 oz (100 g) yogurt covered almonds 
  • powdered (icing) sugar
  • 5 maraschino cherries with stems 

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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 295°F (145°C). To make the cake batter, place the flour, baking powder, sugar, honey, and eggs in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix until well combined. Slowly drizzle in grapeseed oil mixed with salt until emulsified.
  2. Add chopped almonds, pitted and drained maraschino cherries (without cherry syrup), and slightly combine to keep the cherries whole. Pour the batter into a buttered and floured 7-inch (18cm) cake pan and bake for 40 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan, flip it upside down, and let it cool.
  3. To decorate, crush yogurt-covered almonds in a food processor. Cover the cake all over with the heated apricot jam. Generously sprinkle with chopped yogurt-covered almonds. Dust the top of the cake with powdered (icing) sugar and arrange maraschino cherries with stems.

Notes

  1. 80 g whole eggs are approximately equal to 1 1/2 whole extra-large chicken eggs (eggshell removed).
  2. Add a few drops of almond extract to add almond flavor, or add a few drops of cherry extract to enhance the sweet cherry flavor of the cake.
  3. Replace maraschino cherries with morello cherries in brandy if you do not serve the cake to kids.
  4. Chop yogurt-covered almonds with a knife or use a food processor.
  5. In the summer, decorate the cake with fresh cherries coated with apricot jam.
  6. If you are in love with two- or three-layered cakes, double or triple the recipe. Spread your favorite cream between layers and decorate the cake.

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