Cherry Recipe « Cherry Dump Pudding Cake

This is a recipe that was passed down from my grandmother. She used to make it frequently for her children when they were growing up. It's a delicious recipe that contains fresh sour cherries. You can substitute water for the cherry juice.

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ cup butter
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups pitted sour cherries
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 ¼ cups cherry juice

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 10x10-inch baking dish.
2. In large bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder and 1 cup sugar; stir. Add butter, milk and vanilla; beat with electric mixer for 2 minutes, or until smooth. Pour mixture into pan and cover evenly with cherries.
3. Heat cherry juice in microwave or in small saucepan, until just simmering. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of sugar over cherries, and pour hot cherry juice on top. Bake 40 to 45 minutes, or until pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts

• calories391.2
• carbohydrateContent69.7 g
• cholesterolContent29.3 mg
• fatContent11.2 g
• fiberContent1.9 g
• proteinContent4.6 g
• saturatedFatContent6.9 g
• sodiumContent299.7 mg
• sugarContent45.6 g