The Most Delicious Sour Cherry Cake from an Old Recipe
Old-Fashioned Sour Cherry Cake
Ingredients
- 5 eggs
- 15 tbsp sugar
- 0.4 cups (100 ml) oil
- 0.8 cups (200 ml) yogurt
- 20 tbsp flour
- 1 packet baking powder
- 2 packets vanilla sugar
- 1.1 lb (500 g) sour cherries (pitted)
- 3 tbsp semolina
- oil and flour for greasing the baking pan
- powdered sugar for dusting
Steps
- Wash the sour cherries, pit them, and mix them with 3 tablespoons of semolina to absorb excess juice.
- Carefully separate the egg yolks from the whites into two bowls.
- Whip the egg whites into stiff peaks using a mixer.
- Gradually add the sugar to the whipped egg whites and beat until completely dissolved.
- Fold the egg yolks into the mixture gently using a spatula or wooden spoon.
- Add 0.4 cups (100 ml) of oil and 0.8 cups (200 ml) of yogurt, then gently combine.
- In a separate bowl, mix the flour and baking powder, then add the two packets of vanilla sugar.
- Gradually sift the flour mixture into the wet ingredients, stirring constantly with a spatula to prevent lumps.
- Thoroughly grease a baking pan with oil, dust it with a thin layer of flour, and tap out the excess.
- Pour the prepared batter evenly into the greased baking pan.
- Distribute the prepared sour cherries evenly over the batter.
- Preheat the oven to 482°F (250°C), then once you put the cake in, reduce the temperature to 356°F (180°C) and bake for about 30 minutes, depending on your oven.
- Let the baked cake cool down, cut it into squares, dust with powdered sugar, and serve.
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