Best 4 Cherry Vanilla Almond Bundt Cake Recipes

CHERRY VANILLA ALMOND BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and flour a 12-cup bundt pan.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Set aside.
• Beat butter until soft, about 2 minutes. Slowly add the sugar. Beat on medium speed until the mixture is fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• Crack eggs into a separate bowl and add to batter one at a time. Then beat on medium speed for an additional 2 minutes. Add vanilla and almond extract.
• Beginning and ending with the flour, mix 1/3 of the flour into the wet mixture, then 1/2 of the milk, alternating until all ingredients are mixed.
• Toss cherries with the ground almonds then fold cherry mixture into the batter, being careful to fully incorporate the cherry juice.
• Transfer batter to bundt pan, filling about 3/4 full.
• Bake cake until an inserted toothpick or cake tester comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
• Let rest 10-15 minutes before removing from pan.
• Turn cake out onto rack and cool completely.
• Serve with lightly sweetened whipped cream or a light dusting of powdered sugar.

CHERRY-ALMOND POUND CAKE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring cherries and orange juice to a boil. Remove from the heat; cool to room temperature., In a large bowl, cream the butter, almond paste and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Stir in the cherry mixture. , Spoon into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 325° for 65-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. , Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm cake. Cool completely.

CHERRY ALMOND POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and lightly flour a bundt or tube pan.
• Combine the cake mix, pie filling, almond extract, and eggs in a large bowl. Mix thoroughly by hand until well moistened. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool on rack for 15 minutes; invert cooled cake onto serving plate. Cool completely.
• Whisk together the confectioners' sugar and 1/4 teaspoon almond extract in a small bowl. Add drops of water until glaze is drizzling consistency. Spoon glaze over cooled cake.

CHERRY ALMOND BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; brush the inside of a 10-cup Bundt pan thoroughly with melted butter and dust it lightly with flour (use a pastry brush to help distribute the flour and tap out any excess).
• In a medium saucepan, combine 1/4 cup sugar with the cornstarch; stir in the cherries, orange juice, lemon zest, and 1/4 teaspoon almond extract.
• Bring to a boil over med-high heat and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5-7 minutes, or until the mixture has thickened considerably and reduced to about 1 cup.
• Whisk the cake flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl until well combined.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat the butter with the remaining 1 cup sugar and the canola oil on medium-low speed for 2-3 minutes, until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the vanilla and remaining 1 teaspoon almond extract.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture (in three increments) alternating with the yogurt (in two increments), beginning and ending with flour and beating until just incorporated.
• Pour a little more than half of the batter into prepared pan.
• Spoon the cherry mixture directly on top of the batter, then pour the remaining batter over the cherries.
• Using a knife, swirl the batter and cherries together.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes, until a toothpick comes out with no crumbs (it may have cherries on it).
• Let the cake cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
• Carefully run a knife around the edges of the pan and the center tube to loosen the cake from the sides.
• Invert the pan onto a serving plate.
• Make the glaze-whisk the powdered sugar, almond extract, water, and salt in a small bowl until smooth.
• Drizzle the glaze over the cake, then sprinkle with sliced almonds.
• The cake will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
• The unglazed cake will keep, wrapped well in a layer of plastic wrap and a layer of foil, in the freezer, for up to 2 weeks.