Title: Italian Cherry Pound Cake
Yield: 1 small cake
Cooking time: 45 minutes
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Category: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian
Source:
Preheat oven to 350.
If fruit is in juice, place in strainer and let drain.
Grease small loaf pan ( 4.5x2.5 ) and line with parchment.
Mix flour ( and almond flour if using ), salt and baking powder in small bowl.
Cream butter and sugar on medium until light ( 5-10 min ). Add sour cream and beat another 3 minutes. Add whole egg with vanilla and almond extract and beat one minute, add yolk and beat another minute.
Add 1/3 flour mixture, beat one minute, Repeat twice.
Spread about 1/3 of batter in prepared pan, add layer of fruit. Press fruit into batter.
Cover with enough batter to fill pan.
Use extra batter/fruit to make 2 large muffins using same process.
Sprinkle top with course sugar if using.
Bake 45 minutes until tester comes out clean and top is browned.
Cool for 15 minutes.
Sprinkle with demerara or course sugar before baking.
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Dust with powdered sugar after for serving