Newfoundland Style Cherry Cake (Print-Friendly Version)
Old-fashioned Newfoundland cherry cake filled with glace cherries, baked to festive perfection for Christmas.
# Ingredients You'll Need:
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450 grams glace cherries, chopped
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30 grams plain flour (for dusting cherries)
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340 grams unsalted butter, softened
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400 grams granulated sugar
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3 large eggs
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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2 teaspoons almond extract
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375 grams plain flour
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1.5 teaspoons baking powder
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240 millilitres evaporated milk, undiluted, lukewarm
# How to Make It:
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Rinse chopped glace cherries in a colander to remove excess syrup. Pat dry thoroughly between layers of paper towel. Cut into halves or quarters as needed. Set aside to dust with 30 grams flour just prior to folding into the batter.
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Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, cream softened butter with sugar until pale and fluffy.
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Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition to achieve a light, creamy consistency.
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Mix in vanilla and almond extracts until well combined.
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Sift together 375 grams flour with baking powder in a separate bowl.
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Fold the sifted dry mixture into the creamed base in three additions, alternating with two additions of lukewarm evaporated milk. Begin and end with dry ingredients. Mix only until just incorporated.
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Toss dried cherries with 30 grams flour and gently fold them into the batter until evenly distributed.
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Grease and flour a 23-cm springform, tube pan, or two 23x13-cm loaf pans. Line bases with parchment paper.
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Spoon batter into prepared pan(s). Bake in a preheated oven at 163°C for 45 to 60 minutes, depending on pan size, or until a wooden skewer inserted in the centre emerges clean.
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Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before carefully transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
# Extra Information:
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Dusting cherries with flour prevents them from sinking to the bottom of the cake.
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Remove from the oven as soon as a toothpick or skewer comes out clean to avoid drying the cake.