Homemade cherry cake
Description
When your soul craves a celebration, make a homemade cake—deliciously rich, with a delicate cream and fragrant cherries. The recipe for this cherry cake is quite simple, yet the taste is unforgettable. Perfect for both festive occasions and family tea time. Serve it cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
- 1
Step 1
Beat the eggs and 1 cup of sugar together until a firm, stable foam forms. This takes 5 to 10 minutes.
- 2
Step 2
Add the soda to a glass of sour cream, mix well, and combine it with the egg and sugar mixture.
- 3
Step 3
Sift cocoa and flour through a sieve, add to the liquid batter and gently mix with a spatula.
- 4
Step 4
Pour the batter into a baking dish and place in a preheated oven at 180°C for about 50 minutes. Bake first for 30 minutes at 180°C, then reduce the temperature to 165°C.
- 5
Step 5
Let's prepare the cream - mix the remaining sour cream and 1.5 cups of sugar. Blend using a blender until the sugar dissolves.
- 6
Step 6
We cut the ready cooled biscuit into two unequal parts. The smaller part will be the base of the cake. We soak both parts with sweet water.
- 7
Step 7
We spread the cake base with cream and place cherries on top (I used canned ones). Cut most of the sponge cake into small pieces, dip them in the cream, and arrange them on the base.
- 8
Step 8
Layer the sponge cake pieces and cherries, forming a kind of mound. Pour the cream over the top and refrigerate.
- 9
Step 9
Mix cocoa, milk, and sugar, then place the mixture over a water bath. Once everything is well dissolved, add butter, then remove from heat. Pour the glaze over the cake, decorate with cherries, and refrigerate for soaking.