Cherry Cake

Ingredients

• 400 g cherries (frozen or fresh)
• 5 pieces eggs
• 10 g vanilla sugar
• 160 g sugar
• 45 ml neutral vegetable oil
• 190 g flour
• 5 g baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 100 g sugar (for the cherry puree)
• 15 g cornstarch
• 300 g creamy soft cheese
• 60 g powdered sugar
• 400 ml cream 33%

Method

1. Prepare cherries, frozen or fresh.
2. Separate the eggs and beat 4 egg whites until stiff in a bowl.
3. In another bowl, beat 4 egg yolks with vanilla sugar and 160 g sugar until frothy.
4. Add neutral vegetable oil and mix well.
5. Add flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt to the mixture and stir well.
6. Gently fold the beaten egg whites into the batter mixture.
7. Fill the batter into a 20 cm baking pan lined with baking paper.
8. Bake in the preheated oven at 170°C (338°F) for 30-40 minutes.
9. While the cake cools, cook cherries with 100 g sugar and cornstarch over medium heat until thick and let cool.
10. Beat cream cheese with powdered sugar until smooth and gently fold in the cream.
11. Add the cherry pudding cream to the cream cheese-cream mixture.
12. Soak the cooled sponge cake with syrup and decorate with the cherries.