Ingredients for - Fresh Cherry Cake

1. All-purpose flour 2 cups
2. Baking powder 2 teaspoons
3. Salt ½ teaspoon
4. White sugar, divided 1 ½ cups
5. Butter, softened ½ cup
6. Milk 1 cup
7. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon
8. Halved and pitted cherries 4 cups
9. Cherry juice 1 ¼ cups

How to cook deliciously - Fresh Cherry Cake

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a deep 9x13-inch baking dish.

2 . Stage

Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.

3 . Stage

Beat 1 cup sugar and butter in a separate bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in milk and vanilla. Add flour mixture and mix until batter is well blended and thick, 2 to 3 minutes.

4 . Stage

Spread batter in the prepared baking dish. Arrange cherries over the batter, then drizzle cherry juice over top. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup sugar over the surface.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.