This glazed cherry butter cake is like fantastic moist buttery pound cake with a tart cherry filling and a hint of a sweet frosting to bring this all together. If you have any left on the second day, it is even better.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time50 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: brunch, easy recipe, holiday dessert, summer dessert, summer party
Servings: 12Servings
Calories: 528kcal
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Kitchen Essentials
Aluminum Cake Pan
Cake Stand
Floursack Towels
Canister Set
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Ingredients
1cupbutter2 sticks very soft
1 1/2cupsgranulated sugar
1 1/2cupswhole milk
4largeeggs
3Tsp.vanilla
3 1/2cupsall-purpose flour
1/4tspsalt
21ouncescherry pie filling 1 can
Glaze
1 1/2cuppowdered sugar
3-4TBLmilk
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare a 9 x 13 pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Mix with a whisk or use a mixer. Cream together butter, granulated sugar, eggs, milk, and vanilla.
1 cup butter, 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, 1 1/2 cups whole milk, 4 large eggs, 3 Tsp. vanilla
In a separate bowl, mix the all-purpose flour and salt and add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture.
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 1/4 tsp salt
Pour 1/2 of the batter into prepared pan. Spread the cherry pie filling over the batter.
21 ounces cherry pie filling
Spoon the remaining batter over the cherry pie filling and spread to even out layer on cake
Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for approximately 50 minutes or until center is soft to the touch. Remove cake and cool.
Making the Glaze
For the glaze, mix the powdered sugar and milk. Once the cake is cool, spoon over the top and spread to the sides.