Easy Cherry Cake Recipe | Sour Cherry Cake with syrup | Torta di Amarene con sciroppo

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Easy Cherry Cake Recipe | Sour Cherry Cake with syrup | Torta di Amarene con sciroppo Ingredients: 2 large eggs 1 cup of granulated sugar (220 grams) 1/2 cup oil vegetable/grape seed/light olive 1 cup (8 oz) of sour cream or Greek yogurt (225 grams) Pinch of salt 1 tsp vanilla (4 grams) 2 tsp baking powder (10 grams) 2 cups all-purpose flour (270 grams) 1 lb of sour cherries (450 grams) Powdered sugar for dusting cake For syrup A handful of cherries from the above pound Directions:- 1. Put your oven on 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 Celsius) 2. In a medium bowl add eggs and sugar and beat with a handheld mixer about 3 minutes until smooth and lighter in color. 3. Lower the speed and slowly add the oil. 4. Now add your sour cream/yogurt one spoon at a time until batter is creamy and smooth. 5. Add you salt and vanilla and keep mixing. 6. With a sifter add half of your flour, mix in slow speed. 7. Now add the baking powder and remaining flour. 8. By sifting the flour it adds volume and results in a lighter cake. 9. Scrape the sides of your bowl and give it one final mix. 10. I’m an 8-inch spring pan sprayed with cooking spray line the bottom with parchment. 11. Now add half of the batter. Spread 1/3 of cherries on top. 12. Now cover with remaining batter and add on top another 1/3 of cherries. 13. Reserve the last 1/3 to make syrup. 14. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour. Ingredients for syrup:- 1/3 of the cherries 1/4 sugar 1/4 cup water Zest and juice of a lemon. Direction:- In a small saucepan cook for 8 to 10 minutes on low heat. * Whipped cream optional. Serve cake with whipped cream and drizzle with cherry syrup. Buon Appetito 🍷