Easy cherry cake
Cherry cakes are one of the most popular cakes sold by baking experts, the WI. This one will be a guaranteed hit at any cake sale
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- Makes 10
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- 300g self-raising flour
- 50g cocoa
- 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 175g soft light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 75ml sunflower oilplus extra
- 150ml buttermilk
- 1 tub ready-to-use frosting
- colourful sprinklesto decorate
For the glaze
- 100g icing sugar
- 50g cocoa
- 100ml double cream
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal647
- fat32g
- saturates15g
- carbs91g
- sugars63g
- fibre2g
- protein5g
- salt1.17glow
Method
step 1
Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line baking trays with parchment. Mix flour, cocoa, bicarb, sugar and a pinch of salt. Whisk the egg, oil and buttermilk together, then mix into dry ingredients with 75ml boiling water. Spoon 20 spoonfuls onto trays, well spaced. Bake for 12 mins or until firm to touch, peel off trays. Cool.
step 2
For the glaze, sift icing sugar and cocoa into a small pan. Gradually stir in cream followed by 100ml boiling water. Heat gently until syrupy.
step 3
Sandwich 2 cakes together with the frosting, spoon over some glaze and decorate with sprinkles.
