Description
Looking for a remarkable dessert that dazzles with flavor? This Cherry Layer Cake with Cherry Cream Cheese Frosting is your answer. Featuring fluffy vanilla cake layers, a luscious cherry filling, and smooth cream cheese frosting, this cake is a perfect blend of sweet and tart. Ideal for birthdays, anniversaries, or simply to satisfy your sweet tooth, it’s as easy to make as it is to impress. Each slice showcases beautiful layers of color and flavor—sure to be the centerpiece of any gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1¾ cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk (or buttermilk)
- 2 cups cherries (fresh or frozen), pitted and chopped
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3½ cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup cherry juice or puréed cherries (optional for flavor and color)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease three 8-inch round cake pans.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a large bowl, cream together unsalted butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time while beating well after each addition, then mix in vanilla extract.
- Alternately add the flour mixture and whole milk to the batter until just combined.
- Evenly divide the batter between prepared pans and bake for 22–27 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool cakes in pans for about 10 minutes before transferring them to wire racks to cool completely.
- Simmer chopped cherries with 1–2 tbsp sugar until slightly thickened and let it cool completely for the filling.
- For frosting, beat cream cheese until smooth, add softened butter and beat until fluffy, then gradually mix in powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
- Layer cooled cakes with frosting and cherry filling, frosting the top and sides with remaining frosting.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (100g)
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 45g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg