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Lemon Cherry Cake

Name: Lemon Cherry Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12-15 servings.
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups coarsely chopped fresh or frozen pitted sweet cherries; 3/4 cup butter, softened; 1-3/4 cups sugar; 3 large eggs, room temperature; 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest; 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1-1/4 cups whole milk; TOPPING:; 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest; 3-1/2 to 4 cups confectioners' sugar

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Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling

Makes

12-15 servings

Updated: Sep. 30, 2022

Our family loves cherries, so this cake is the perfect way to end any meal. The combination of sweet cherries and lemon peel gives the yellow cake a distinctive flavor, and no one can resist the yummy cream cheese topping. -Janice Greenhalgh, Florence, Kentucky

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Ingredients

1-1/2 cups coarsely chopped fresh or frozen pitted sweet cherries
3/4 cup butter, softened
1-3/4 cups sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/4 cups whole milk
TOPPING:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
3-1/2 to 4 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

Pat cherries dry with paper towels; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.

Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with cherries. Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
For topping, in a bowl, beat cream cheese, lemon juice and peel until smooth. Beat in enough confectioners' sugar until mixture achieves desired consistency. Cut cake; top each piece with a dollop of topping.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 448 calories, 16g fat (10g saturated fat), 86mg cholesterol, 306mg sodium, 71g carbohydrate (52g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.

Lemon Cherry Cake

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