Simple Chocolate Cherry Cake

Name: Simple Chocolate Cherry Cake
Ingredients: 3/4 cups Plus 2 Tablespoons Of Flour; 1/4 cups Unsweetened Cocoa Powder; 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder; 1/4 teaspoons Baking Soda; 1/4 teaspoons Cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoons Salt; 4 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, At Room Temperature; 1/2 cups Sugar; 1 Large Egg; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract; 1/2 cups Low-fat Buttermilk; 1-1/4 cup Cherries, Pitted; 1 Tablespoon Turbinado Sugar

13 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

3/4 cups Plus 2 Tablespoons Of Flour
1/4 cups Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/4 teaspoons Baking Soda
1/4 teaspoons Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoons Salt
4 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, At Room Temperature
1/2 cups Sugar
1 Large Egg
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1/2 cups Low-fat Buttermilk
1-1/4 cup Cherries, Pitted
1 Tablespoon Turbinado Sugar

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 375°F and spray an 8-inch cake pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
2

Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
3

Beat butter and sugar in a large mixer bowl and mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with buttermilk.
4

Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth top with an offset spatula. Arrange cherries on top and sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake for 25 minutes, until cake springs back to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool slightly on a wire rack before serving. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 3 days and warm before serving.