Almond Cake with Spiced Roasted Cherries
Servings 12
Ingredients
Almond cake
- ½ cup butter, softened at room temperature (113 grams)
- 1 cup granulated sugar (200 grams)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt (57 grams)
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour (180 grams)
- 1 ½ cups super fine almond flour (180 grams)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk (250 ml)
Spiced roasted cherries
- 4 cups pitted cherries
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon cardamom
- pinch of nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Cream cheese frosting
- ½ cup butter, softened at room temperature (113 grams)
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 3 cups powdered sugar (360 grams)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Remaining ingredients
- ¼ cup toasted sliced almonds (23 grams)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x13 inch baking pan with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
- Make the almond cake. Cream together softened butter with granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, vanilla extract, almond extract, and Greek yogurt, stirring to combine.
- Combine the dry ingredients including all-purpose flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add ⅓ of dry ingredients to the cake batter followed by ½ of the milk. Add another ⅓ of the dry ingredients, followed by the remaining milk, then the remaining dry ingredients.
- Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and cool completely.
- Increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees F.
- Gently toss the pitted cherries with honey, cinnamon, cardamom, a pinch of nutmeg, and vanilla extract. Spread the cherries on a lined baking sheet and roast for 30 minutes or until softened. Cool completely.
- Make the cream cheese frosting. Beat together softened butter with cream cheese until well combined. Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract and beat until creamy.
- Spread the cream cheese frosting on the almond cake and top with roasted cherries. Sprinkle sliced almonds, slice, and serve.
Notes
You can use fresh or frozen cherries.
