Cherry Cottage Cake Recipes

CHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients together and set aside.
• Cream together butter and sugar, add eggs, vanilla, almond and lemon flavoring and continue to beat.
• Add dry ingredients and warm milk a little at a time till well mixed. Add the glazed cherries.
• Bake at 325 for 1 hour or until done.

CHERRY COTTAGE PUDDING

Steps:

• Drain cherries and save juice for sauce. Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add egg and flavoring and beat well. Sift flour, baking powder, salt and soda together. Add alternately with buttermilk in small amounts, mixing well after each addition. Add cherries. Pour into buttered cake pan and bake in oven (350 degrees F) about 45 minutes. Cut into squares and serve with hot cherry juice.

QUICK LEMON COTTAGE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat lemon curd, water and lemon zest in a small saucepan over medium low heat. When curd bubbles and becomes a smooth, glossy sauce, remove from heat. Arrange a slices of pound cake on 4 dessert plates. Pour warm lemon sauce down over each slice of cake to glaze. Top lemon cottage cake with fresh raspberries and mint sprigs and serve.

CHERRY CREAM CHEESE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Cream the cream cheese, butter or margarine, sugar, and vanilla together until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time. Sift together 2 1/4 cup flour, baking powder, and salt; fold into cream cheese mixture. Dredge cherries in 1/4 cup flour, and fold into batter.
• Sprinkle pecans over the bottom of an ungreased 10 inch angel food tube pan. Bottom should be completely covered. Add a few more pecans if necessary. Spoon batter into pan on top of nuts.
• Bake for about 75 minutes, or until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean. Allow cake to cool in pan. Run knife around outside edge and center tube. Ease cake out of pan, and onto plate.

CHERRY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour one 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Cream the butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the eggs and almond extract and beat well. Add the cocoa powder and mix until well combined.
• By hand, stir the cake flour, baking soda and salt together. Add flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until just combined. Stir in the cherry pie filling. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the middle comes out clean. Cool and frost with Chocolate Buttercream.

CHERRY-CHEESE CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Pour into two greased 13x9-in. baking dishes. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. , In a bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until fluffy; fold in the whipped cream. Spread over each cake. Top with pie filling. Chill 4 hours or overnight.

LIGHT CHERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees, with rack set in lower third. Assemble a 9-inch springform pan with the rimmed side of the pan facing down. Coat pan with cooking spray; line side with a long strip of waxed or parchment paper.
• In a food processor, grind graham crackers until fine crumbs form. Add oil, and pulse to moisten. Transfer crumbs to prepared pan, and press firmly into the bottom. Place pan on a rimmed baking sheet; bake until crust is lightly browned, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, wipe bowl and blade of food processor. Blend cottage cheese and cream cheese until very smooth and glossy, scraping down bowl as necessary, 4 to 5 minutes. Add 3/4 cup sugar, sour cream, eggs, flour, vanilla, and salt; blend just until filling is smooth.
• Pour filling onto crust (crust can be hot or warm). Bake until barely set in center, about 1 hour. Turn oven off; let cake cool in oven 1 hour. Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool to room temperature, about 2 hours. Refrigerate until firm, at least 3 hours and up to 2 days.
• Make topping: In a large skillet, combine cherries and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Boil over high heat until liquid is thick and syrupy, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 2 days.
• To serve, unmold cheesecake (peel off and discard paper). Transfer to a serving platter; top with cherry topping.