Sweet cherries are great just eating them as they are. However, we picked so much cherries that I have to bake something with them. I found this recipe which uses sweet cherries. It’s a pudding cake.
This pudding cake is so juicy that juices over run onto my oven. So, if you would like to attempt this recipe, use a bigger pan or put an aluminum foil lined baking sheet below your pan to catch the juices.
Ingredients
- 3 cups cherries, pitted, thawed if frozen
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (necessary)
- 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 cup boiling water
I must say that the most tedious part of this recipe is pitting the cherries.
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350F.
 Place pitted cherries in the bottom of a buttered 9 inch square or 10 inch round cake pan or baking dish. I used a 7 x 11 baking dish (perhaps that’s the reason the juices overrun). |
 Combine flour, baking powder, salt and half of the sugar in a mixing bowl. |
 Add milk, melted butter and vanilla. Beat until smooth. |
 Spread batter over cherries evenly. |
 Combine the remaining sugar and cornstarch in a small bowl. |
 Sprinkle sugar and cornstarch mixture over the batter. Pour the boiling water gently over the mixture. |
 Bake in a 350F preheated oven for 45 minutes or until a tester comes out clean when inserted in the center. |
This Cherry Pudding Cake is great for breakfast or snack at tea break.
Oh man, that sounds lovely! I love cherries.
I just bought the cherries! Perfect timing on this recipe I only buy fruit in season. Will try it out!
Who pitted all those cherries?
Yum.. that looks so delicious.
Hi David: Are you planning on blogging your attempt to make the Cherry Pudding Cake? I hope you do!
Hi Sally: I did the pitting myself. It was a lot of work!
This recipe is the same one my mother use to make every year when our cherries became ripe. I am so glad I found this recipe. Since my mother could not remember how to make it. I will let you know how it turns out.