Hungarian Sweet Cherry and Almond Coffee Cake
Soft and flavorful sweet cherry and almond cake!
Course
Bake
,
Breakfast
,
Dessert
,
Snack
Cuisine
Hungarian
Keyword
Cherry-Almond coffee cake
,
Hungarian
Servings
Prep Time
9
servings
30
min
Cook Time
Passive Time
45
min
2
hrs
Servings
Prep Time
9
servings
30
min
Cook Time
Passive Time
45
min
2
hrs
Ingredients
1 1/2
cup
all purpose non bleached flour
sifted
2/3
cup
whole almonds
1
tsp
baking powder
1/4
tsp
fine sea salt
283
g
unsalted butter
softened
1 1/2
cup
granulated sugar
6
large egg
separated, at room temperature
1
tsp
pure vanilla extract
1/2
tsp
almond extract
450
g
fresh sweet cherries
pitted
dried bread crumbs
for baking pan coat
confectioner’s sugar
for garnish
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F), rack in the middle.
Butter 13″x9″ (32cmx22cm) baking pan, coat with bread crumbs, tap out the excess. Set aside.
In a food processor process together: flour, almonds, baking powder and salt. Process until almonds are very fine, almost powder like. Set aside.
Add softened butter to a stand mixer bowl. Beat at high speed until smooth, about 1 minute.
Gradually add the sugar and beat until light in color and well fluffed up.
One at the time beat in the egg yolks.
Mix in vanilla and almond extracts.
Using clean beaters and clean mixing bowl, beat the egg whites on high speed until they form stiff peaks.
Using a silicon spatula fold half of the egg whites into the butter mixture followed with half almond/ flour mixture.
Repeat folding in another half of egg whites and almond/flour mixture to make a thick batter.
Using offset spatula spread batter evenly in the pan.
Arrange cherries in rows inserted on top of the batter.
Bake for about 45 minutes or until the cake is golden brown and the top springs back when lightly pressed in the center.
Cut and serve cake either warm or cooled off. Before serving dust with confectioner’s sugar.