Cherry Walnut Cake

Name: Cherry Walnut Cake
Ingredients: FOR THE CAKE:; 3/4 cups Walnuts, Coarsely Chopped; 1 cup Plus 2 Tablespoons, All-purpose Flour; 1 teaspoon Baking Powder; 1/2 teaspoons Salt; 1 stick Unsalted Butter, Softened; 3/4 cups Granulated Sugar; 3 whole Egg, Room Temperature; 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract; 2-1/2 cups Pitted Fresh Cherries, Halved; FOR THE TOPPING:; 1/4 cups Walnuts, Coarsely Chopped; 1 teaspoon Granulated Sugar

13 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

FOR THE CAKE:
3/4 cups Walnuts, Coarsely Chopped
1 cup Plus 2 Tablespoons, All-purpose Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoons Salt
1 stick Unsalted Butter, Softened
3/4 cups Granulated Sugar
3 whole Egg, Room Temperature
1/2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
2-1/2 cups Pitted Fresh Cherries, Halved
FOR THE TOPPING:
1/4 cups Walnuts, Coarsely Chopped
1 teaspoon Granulated Sugar

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
2

For the cake, add chopped walnuts, flour, baking powder, and salt in a food processor. Blend the mixture until smooth. Set aside.
3

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter on medium-high speed, until light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar and continue to beat until well combined and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time until blended, followed by vanilla extract.
4

Add in flour mixture. Beat until well combined.
5

Pour batter into the prepared cake pan. Cover with cherries.
6

Mix the topping ingredients and sprinkle over the top of the cake. ake the cake for 60 to 70 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cake cool completely before serving.