Prep Time::20 mins
Cook Time::40 mins
Total Time:: 1 hr
Servings::12
Yield::1 (9×13-inch) cake
Ingredients
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2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups white sugar, divided
½ cup butter, softened
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups halved and pitted cherries
1 ¼ cups cherry juice
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a deep 9×13-inch baking dish.
Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
Beat 1 cup sugar and butter in a separate bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in milk and vanilla. Add flour mixture and mix until batter is well blended and thick, 2 to 3 minutes.
Spread batter in the prepared baking dish. Arrange cherries over the batter, then drizzle cherry juice over top. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup sugar over the surface.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.
Recipe Tip
The most time-consuming part of the prep work is pitting the cherries. This is easily done by slicing the cherry along its equator with a sharp knife and twisting the two halves. Put the edge of the knife blade between the pit and the fruit, and pull out the pit.