Grandma’s Cherry Coffee Cake

This is my Slovak grandmother’s recipe. I was looking for it ever since my grandma Lotka passed away few years ago. I found it in the oddest place at the exact right time – the cherry season. I had to make it right away.

Grandma's Cherry Cake

It is not your typical coffee cake. It is very moist and bursting with fresh cherries. I also made this coffee cake with fresh apricots.

I decided to share my grandma’s cherry coffee cake recipe with you and I hope your family will enjoy it as much as mine has.

Grandma's Cherry Coffee Cake

Ingredients:

6 Large Eggs
300g Icing Sugar
200ml Water
200ml Oil (any vegetable oil is fine)
250g All Purpose Flour
1Tbsp Baking Powder
2Cups Fresh Pitted Cherries

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. Line 15”x10” pan with wax paper.

3. Beat 6 egg yolks with the icing sugar till nice and fluffy.

4. Stir water and oil into the mixture.

5. Slowly mix in the flour and baking powder.

6. Beat the egg whites till stiff and fold into the mixture.

7. Pour the mixture into the paper lined pan.

8. Coat the cherries with flour and spread them evenly over the top.

9. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the top of the cake is nice and golden brown.

10. Let it cool for a few minutes then dust with icing sugar.

*** ENJOY***