Cherry Almond kuchen is a deliciously simple fruit and almond paste filled coffee cake, perfect for breakfast or afternoon tea.
Cherry Almond Kuchen
By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime
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Cherry Almond Kuchen is my recipe of the day for the blogging event Spring Sweets Week. This is an annual event held by prominent food bloggers in association with various businesses who provide samples of the ingredients to bake with.
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I love these types of coffee cakes that fit easily into a square baking pan. Using both fruit and almond paste guarantees for moist delicious flavor. It will rival anything your bake shop has to offer.
The nonstick pan makes serving easy without worrying about adding parchment tabs to lift.
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Thursday #SpringSweetsWeek Recipes
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- Almond Blood Orange Shortbread Cookies by The Spiffy Cookie
- Candy Dots by That Recipe
- Cherry Almond Kuchen by Palatable Pastime
- Cinnamon Roll Muffins by Cheese Curd In Paradise
- Easy Kumquat Cake by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
- Eggless Coconut Lime Ginger Banana Bread by Magical Ingredients
- How to Make Homemade Dragon Fruit Jam by Blogghetti
- Key Lime Martini by Art of Natural Living
- Mango Macarons by Jen Around the World
- Mango Strawberry Hand Pies by Sweet Beginnings
- Sea Salt and Pink Peppercorn Caramels by A Day in the Life on the Farm
- Strawberry Pink Peppercorn Macaron by A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
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Cherry Almond Kuchen
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Cherry Almond Kuchen
Cherry Almond Kuchen
Equipment
- 1 square nonstick baking pan
Ingredients
Batter:
- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Filling:
- 24 ounce jar dark morello cherries in syrup drained
- 5 ounces almond paste
Crumble Topping:
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons soft butter
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
Drizzle:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar sifted
- 3 teaspoons cherry syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Cream butter and sugar until smooth in a mixing bowl.
- Blend in the sour cream and eggs.
- Then add the flour, baking powder and salt, stirring into a smooth batter.
- Spread half the batter into the nonstick square baking pan.
- Crumble almond paste and sprinkle over the batter along with the drained cherries (reserve 3 tsp syrup for later).
- Add dallops of the remaining batter over that.
- Mix together the topping crumble and sprinkle over all.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes or until it tests done in the center. Different types of baking pans can change the bake time slightly,
- Cool in pan completely.
- Drizzle with the extra syrup and sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar.
Notes
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This is my kind of cake right there Sue.
I love cherry EVERYTHING and this looks so decadent.
That looks so moist and delicious! I love cherries and almonds together.
This would be perfect for Easter or Mother’s Day brunch!
So moist and delicious looking and I love the flavor combo!
This looks and sounds heavenly. Cherries and almonds are perfect pairs and this will be great with my chai.
Cherry is not my favorite flavor but my daughter would LOVe this dessert.