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Easy Brown-Sugar Cherry Cakes
Recipe Summary
prep: 15 mins
total: 40 mins
Yield: Makes: 12
Ingredients
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1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for muffin tin
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup packed light-brown sugar, plus 2 tablespoons for topping
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons low-fat buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
60 cherries (about 11 ounces), pitted
Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, for serving (optional)
Cook's Notes
Pitting Cherries: If you don’t have a cherry pitter, you can use a paper clip. Unbend clip at the center; insert tip of one end slightly into stem end of cherry. Twist clip to loosen pit, and pull to remove.
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Easy Brown-Sugar Cherry Cakes
Recipe Summary
prep: 15 mins
total: 40 mins
Yield: Makes: 12
Gallery
Easy Brown-Sugar Cherry Cakes
Easy Brown-Sugar Cherry Cakes
Easy Brown-Sugar Cherry Cakes
Recipe Summary
prep: 15 mins
total: 40 mins
Yield: Makes: 12
Recipe Summary
prep: 15 mins
total: 40 mins
Yield: Makes: 12
prep: 15 mins
total: 40 mins
prep:
15 mins
total:
40 mins
Yield: Makes: 12
Makes: 12
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for muffin tin
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup packed light-brown sugar, plus 2 tablespoons for topping
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons low-fat buttermilk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 60 cherries (about 11 ounces), pitted
- Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, for serving (optional)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 12-cup standard nonstick muffin tin. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
With an electric mixer, cream butter and 2/3 cup brown sugar until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Add eggs, one at a time; beat until combined. Beat in buttermilk and vanilla, then flour mixture.
Spoon batter into prepared tin, filling cups about 1/3 full. Place 5 cherries on top of each; sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar.
Bake until cakes are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes in tin. Run a knife around edges; turn out of pan, cherry sides up. Serve warm, with ice cream, if desired.
Cook's Notes
Pitting Cherries: If you don’t have a cherry pitter, you can use a paper clip. Unbend clip at the center; insert tip of one end slightly into stem end of cherry. Twist clip to loosen pit, and pull to remove.
Cook’s Notes
Pitting Cherries: If you don’t have a cherry pitter, you can use a paper clip. Unbend clip at the center; insert tip of one end slightly into stem end of cherry. Twist clip to loosen pit, and pull to remove.
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Reviews (7)
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52 Ratings
5 star values:
7
4 star values:
21
3 star values:
15
2 star values:
6
1 star values:
3
Add Rating & Review
52 Ratings
5 star values:
7
4 star values:
21
3 star values:
15
2 star values:
6
1 star values:
3
52 Ratings
5 star values:
7
4 star values:
21
3 star values:
15
2 star values:
6
1 star values:
3
52 Ratings
5 star values:
7
4 star values:
21
3 star values:
15
2 star values:
6
1 star values:
3
- 5 star values:
- 7
- 4 star values:
- 21
- 3 star values:
- 15
- 2 star values:
- 6
- 1 star values:
- 3
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: 4 stars
08/03/2015
Enjoyed the flavour but would agree that the recipe contains too much shortening by at least a quarter - weighs it down in a greasy way. Possibly my muffin pan has smaller cups or my cherries were larger than average, but I didn't need as many cherries as suggested.
Made gluten-free and dairy-free which was okay except for the shortening issue; will try again.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
07/23/2014
These cakes came out great. They are very buttery and rich and do have the brown butter taste described in the previous review. I thought the butter could be reduced 1-2 tablespoons possibly. Was a great use for some overripe cherries I had.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
08/11/2013
I made these this morning with fresh cherries and they are amazing! The brown sugar gives the cakes a brown-butter taste and the cherries get soft and juicy. I'm not sure why the other reviewers didn't have better things to say -- these were easy, fast and delicious!
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
01/28/2009
tasted like cornbread. not at all what i expected.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
05/24/2008
disappointing. These mini cakes didn't look pretty or taste very good
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: 4 stars
08/03/2015
Enjoyed the flavour but would agree that the recipe contains too much shortening by at least a quarter - weighs it down in a greasy way. Possibly my muffin pan has smaller cups or my cherries were larger than average, but I didn't need as many cherries as suggested.
Made gluten-free and dairy-free which was okay except for the shortening issue; will try again.
Rating: 4 stars
Rating: Unrated
07/23/2014
These cakes came out great. They are very buttery and rich and do have the brown butter taste described in the previous review. I thought the butter could be reduced 1-2 tablespoons possibly. Was a great use for some overripe cherries I had.
Rating: Unrated
Rating: Unrated
08/11/2013
I made these this morning with fresh cherries and they are amazing! The brown sugar gives the cakes a brown-butter taste and the cherries get soft and juicy. I'm not sure why the other reviewers didn't have better things to say -- these were easy, fast and delicious!
Rating: Unrated
01/28/2009
tasted like cornbread. not at all what i expected.
Rating: Unrated
05/24/2008
disappointing. These mini cakes didn't look pretty or taste very good
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