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Cherry Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Cherry Cake

16 ingredients 15 min + 50 min 1 - 9 inch square pan openrecipes
Cherry Cake

"Sour cherry cake with cherry sauce. If desired, 1/2 cup sour cherries may be added to the sauce before cooking."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

965
Calories
30g
Protein
30g
Fat
144g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup shortening
  • 2/3 cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups sour cherries - drained, juice reserved
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 drops red food coloring

Directions

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