A tender vanilla cake layered with juicy cherries and topped with a buttery crumble.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Ideal for breakfast or dessert, the cake balances fruitiness and rich crumble texture.
Ingredients
- Flour
- Sugar
- Butter
- Eggs
- Baking powder
- Milk
- Cherries
- Crumble topping mixture
Directions
- Prepare the batter.
- Add cherries.
- Sprinkle crumble topping.
- Bake until golden.
Servings and Timing
Serves 8–10.
Variations
- Use mixed berries.
Storage/Reheating
Keeps 3–4 days.
FAQs
(10 provided upon request)
Conclusion
A classic, crowd-pleasing fruit cake.
PrintCherry Crumble Cake
A tender, buttery cake topped with juicy cherries and a golden, crumbly streusel—perfect for breakfast, dessert, or an afternoon treat.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 45 mins
- Total Time: 1 hr
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- For the Cake:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 cups fresh or frozen cherries (pitted)
- For the Crumble Topping:
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cold and cubed
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour an 8-inch cake pan or line it with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs one at a time, then add vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Add dry ingredients to the wet mixture alternately with milk, mixing just until combined.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared cake pan and top with cherries.
- Prepare the crumble: mix flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Cut in the cold butter using your fingers or a pastry cutter until crumbly.
- Sprinkle the crumble mixture evenly over the cherries.
- Bake 40–45 minutes, or until the cake is golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool slightly before slicing and serving.
Notes
- Frozen cherries work well—no need to thaw, but pat dry to reduce extra moisture.
- Add almond extract to the batter for a classic cherry–almond flavor.
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 65mg