ROMANIAN SOUR CHERRY CAKE

Romanian Sour Cherry Cake image

This recipe is best with fresh sour cherries, but you can use canned sour cherries as well. It combines very nicely the sour flavor with the cake's sweetness. It is a very popular recipe in Romania.

Provided by oanaT

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Lemon Dessert Recipes

Time 1h25m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

5 eggs, separated
1 ¼ cups superfine sugar
5 tablespoons sunflower seed oil
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 lemon, zested
½ teaspoon vanilla extract, or more to taste
2 ¼ cups pitted sour cherries

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease an 8x16-inch cake pan.
Beat egg whites in a bowl until foamy. Add sugar little by little while continuing to beat.
Blend the yolks and oil together in a bowl.
Add the yolk mixture to the bowl with the egg whites. Add lemon zest and vanilla extract. Mix for 3 more minutes. Gently blend in flour using a tablespoon. Pour batter into the prepared pan and spread cherries on top.
Bake in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown, 40 to 60 minutes. Turn off the oven, leaving cake inside with the door closed for 30 minutes. Allow to cool before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 303.7 calories, Carbohydrate 48.6 g, Cholesterol 93 mg, Fat 9.8 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 6.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 36.9 mg, Sugar 28.3 g