Description
A delightful and spooky dessert featuring cherry sauce and whipped cream, perfect for Halloween parties and kid-friendly events.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb fresh or frozen cherries, pitted
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- Cooking spray
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 tsp almond extract
- 1 3/4 cups buttermilk, room temperature, divided
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 3 Tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a small pot, combine pitted cherries, granulated sugar, water, cornstarch, and kosher salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce to low and cook for 2 minutes, mashing the cherries. Let cool.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 13×9 inch pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and kosher salt.
- In another bowl, beat granulated sugar and softened butter until pale and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, blending well after each addition, then stir in almond extract.
- Add one-third of the dry ingredients and half of the buttermilk to the egg mixture, mix on low speed until combined. Repeat with remaining dry ingredients and buttermilk until homogenous.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smooth it out, and bake for 25 to 35 minutes. Poke holes in the warm cake, then fill holes with cherry sauce.
- Allow the cake to cool completely, then cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Whip heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla extract until medium peaks form. Spread whipped cream over the top of the cake and poke holes, filling them with reserved cherry sauce.
- Optionally, splatter remaining topping with cherry sauce for decoration.
Notes
For best results, refrigerate overnight before serving. Avoid overbaking to keep cake moist.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 80mg