Sour Cherry Coffee Cake

It is sour cherry season! You picked or bought a lovely bunch of sour cherries and now you aren't sure what to do with them. If you want to know how to prepare and freeze them, plus the recipe for a delicious Sour Cherry Crisp, make sure to check out this post. If you prefer a coffee cake recipe, this one is easy to prepare and is a fantastic treat to make for breakfast, snack, or dessert. So, get baking and enjoy all of those fresh (or frozen) sour cherries!

Ingredients:

⅔ c oil

1 c sugar + 2 Tbsp

4 eggs

1 ⅓ c flour

1 tsp vanilla

1 ½ tsp baking powder

 ⅔ c orange juice

½ c brown sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

1 c pitted sour cherries (fresh or frozen)

Glaze:

1 c confectioners’ sugar

½ tsp vanilla

3 Tbsp water

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350° F.  Prepare an 8-inch round pan. Mix together the oil, 1 c sugar, eggs, vanilla, orange juice, cinnamon, flour and baking powder to make a batter.  In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of sugar and the cherries.  Toss together to coat the cherries.  Gently fold the cherries into the batter and pour into the baking pan.   Bake at 350°F until the center is set.  Remove from the oven and allow to cool.  Mix the glaze ingredients together and drizzle over the cooled cake.

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Sour Cherry Coffee Cake