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Cherry Bakewell Cake
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Cherry Bakewell Cake

Cherry Bakewell cake – almond sponge filled with jam, whipped cream, and cherries. This British cake recipe is glorious and easier to make than you might think!

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 8 pieces
Calories: 613 kcal
Course: Cake
Cuisine: British

Ingredients

Sponge:
  • 200 g butter 7 oz/ ¾ cup + 1 tablespoon, very soft, Note 2, unsalted
  • 200 g granulated sugar 7 oz/ 1 cup
  • 100 g all-purpose flour 3.5 oz/ ¾ cup + 1 tablespoon, Note 3
  • 100 g ground almonds 3.5 oz/ ¾ cup + 1 tablespoon
  • 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 4 egg
  • 2-3 almond essence or ½ teaspoon almond extract
Filling and topping:
  • 150 g Cherry 5.5 oz, Note 4, pitted
  • 300 ml heavy cream 10 fl.oz/ 1 ¼ cup
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons cherry jam
  • 2 tablespoons almonds flaked

Instructions

Sponge:
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  1. Preparations: Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius/ 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and line two 20 cm/ 8 inches cake tins (springforms) with baking paper.
  2. Mix sponge batter: Place the sponge ingredients in a bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Divide the batter evenly between the two tins and level nicely.
  3. Bake: Immediately place the tins in the preheated oven. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden.
  4. Let stand in the tins for 5 minutes, remove and let cool entirely on wire racks.
Filling:
  1. Cherries: Keep 3-5 cherries for decorating the cake. Pit and chop the fresh cherries. If using frozen and defrosted cherries or canned cherries, chop them, place them on kitchen paper, and pat them dry with more kitchen paper. Set them aside.
  2. Almonds: Toast the flaked almonds in a pan until golden. Shake the pan often and transfer the almonds to a large plate as soon as they are roasted. Let cool completely.
  3. Whip the cream adding 1 tablespoon sugar and the vanilla extract when you beat it.
Assemble the cake:
  1. First layer: Place one cake layer on a platter. Spread the jam on top. Cover with 2 heaped tablespoons of whipped cream, then cover with cherries. Spread more whipped cream over the cherries; you should use about ½ of the cream for the first layer.
  2. Second layer: Carefully place the second cake layer on top and cover with the remaining cream. Scatter the flaked almonds on top and decorate with the remaining cherries.

Notes

  • Always use a digital kitchen scale in baking (Amazon affiliate link).
  • Make sure the butter is soft. Remove it from the refrigerator a few hours before baking.
  • If you live in the UK, you can use self-raising flour instead. In that case, only add 1 teaspoon of baking powder to the batter.
  • Fresh, frozen, defrosted, and drained or canned and drained cherries. If using defrosted or canned cherries, pat them dry with kitchen paper after chopping them, they tend to be wetter than fresh cherries.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 613kcal (31%) Carbohydrates 49g (16%) Protein 9g (18%) Fat 44g (68%) Saturated Fat 23g (115%) Polyunsaturated Fat 19g (112%) Cholesterol 190mg (63%) Sodium 293mg (12%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 35g (70%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8 pieces

Amount Per Serving

Calories 613

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 613kcal 31%
Carbohydrates 49g 16%
Protein 9g 18%
Fat 44g 68%
Saturated Fat 23g 115%
Polyunsaturated Fat 19g 112%
Cholesterol 190mg 63%
Sodium 293mg 12%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 35g 70%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.