Cherry Pecan Cake

Name: Cherry Pecan Cake
Ingredients: 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 1 cup caster sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 1 cup plain flour, sifted; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup chopped pecans; 2 cups pitted cherries, plus extra, to serve; 1 cup cream, whipped, to serve

9 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 cup plain flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup chopped pecans
2 cups pitted cherries, plus extra, to serve
1 cup cream, whipped, to serve

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease and line a 22cm round springform pan.
2

Combine the eggs, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until pale and creamy.
3

Fold in the combined flour, baking powder and salt, and stir in the pecans and cherries.
4

Pour the batter into a prepared pan and level the top; and bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean and the top is fudgy and golden.
5

Cool on a wire rack.
6

Cut into wedges and serve with the whipped cream and cherries.