Mini Cherry Loaf Cake
Quick and easy mini loaf Cherry Cake is soft and moist with Fresh cherries and ground almond is served warm with a dollop of whipped cream or tea.
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 118kcal
Ingredients
First bowl
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup almond flour (grind 3 to 4 tablespoons of whole almonds for the flour)
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- a pinch of salt
Second bowl
- 1 large egg
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla essence
- ¼ cup melted butter
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 10 pitted cherries 4 halved and 6 quartered (see notes)
Instructions
Baking mode details
- Preheat the oven to 200°C with the wire rack on level 2.
- Grease a 5x3 inch mini loaf pan with butter and flour or line it with baking paper.
Prepare the cherry cake batter
- In a small bowl, add the all-purpose flour, almond flour, baking powder and salt and whisk well.½ cup all-purpose flour, ¼ cup almond flour, ¾ teaspoon baking powder, a pinch of salt
- Take another larger bowl and beat the egg and sugar using an electric whisk for about 3 to 5 minutes on medium to high speed until it gets light and creamy in texture.1 large egg, 6 tablespoons sugar
- Whisk in the vanilla essence, melted and cooled butter and milk.¼ teaspoon vanilla essence, ¼ cup melted butter, 1 tablespoon milk
- Fold in the flour mixture in small batches.
- Next, fold in the quartered cherries.10 pitted cherries
- Transfer the batter into the prepared pan and dot the remaining halved cherries cut side down or up. (You may top with some crumble mix or slivered almonds if you have some.)
Bake the cherry cake
- Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the centre of the loaf comes out clean. You may cover it with foil if it browns too quickly but is still raw inside.
- Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool slightly (about 10-15 minutes).
- Serve warm with a dollop of whipped cream or at room temperature with my chai or black coffee.
Notes
Measured the ingredients by the scoop and sweep method.
If the cherries are very juicy, then dab them with a paper towel to reduce the moisture.
Nutrition
Calories: 118kcal | Carbohydrates: 14.01g | Protein: 1.38g | Fat: 6.5g
