Sweet Polish Cherry Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 cups pitted sweet cherries
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 4 eggs
• 1 (6 ounce) container plain yogurt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 5 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). in a mixing bowl, whisk 1 cup sugar, flour, baking powder, and baking soda together until evenly combined.
• melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. cook and stir the pitted cherries in the butter until they are tender, sprinkling them with 1 tablespoon of sugar, 8 to 10 minutes. set aside.
• form a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and pour in 1/2 cup olive oil, eggs, and yogurt; use your fingers to lightly stir the liquid ingredients into the flour mixture to make a soft dough. scrape the batter into a 9x12-inch baking dish. drizzle the batter with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and top with the cherries.
• bake in the preheated oven until the cake is set and golden on top, about 40 minutes. a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake should come out clean.