Lemon Sour Cherry Coffeecake Recipes

LEMON SOUR CHERRY COFFEECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F Lightly oil a 12-cup bundt pan.
• Place dried cherries in a medium bowl and cover with hot tap water. Let soak and plump for 10 minutes, then drain.
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl.
• In large bowl combine butter, sugar and lemon zest with electric mixer. Mix until smooth and pale in color, about 5 minutes.
• Add eggs, one at a time, fully incorporating each egg into batter.
• Add the lemon juice. Mix well.
• Alternately add small amounts of the flour mixture and the yogurt to the batter, mixing with a wooden spoon just until all dry ingredients are incorporated into the batter.
• Gently fold the cherries into the batter, taking care not to over mix. Pour batter into the prepared bundt pan, filling two thirds of the pan.
• Bake on center rack of oven for 1 hour, or until the top is golden brown and center of cake is done. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for at least 20 minutes.
• Loosen the sides of the cake with a sharp knife. Invert the pan onto a serving plate. Let cake cool completely.
• Sift powdered sugar into medium bowl, then add lemon zest and lemon juice. Mix with a spoon until smooth. Drizzle glaze over the cooled coffeecake.

CHERRY-ALMOND COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, mix flour and 3/4 cup sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Reserve 1/2 cup crumb mixture for topping. Add baking powder, baking soda and salt to remaining crumb mixture. Stir in sour cream, 1 egg and the extract until blended., Spread onto bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and remaining sugar until smooth. Add remaining egg; beat on low speed just until blended. Pour into pan; spoon preserves over top. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture and almonds., Bake until top is golden brown, 50-60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 15 minutes. Loosen sides from pan with a knife; remove rim from pan. Serve warm or cold. Refrigerate leftovers.

CHERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and lightly flour a 10 inch tube pan. Place cherries in a bowl and toss gently with 2 tablespoons flour. Set aside.
• Stir together the flour, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Beat together the oil, eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, and milk until smooth in a large mixing bowl. Stir in the flour mixture until smooth. Fold in the cherries. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean, about 60 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then turn out onto a serving plate or wire rack.