Italian Old Fashioned Cherries Cake Or Dolce Di Ciliegie Recipes

ITALIAN CREAM CAKE WITH MARASCHINO CHERRIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray three 9" round cake pans with a cooking spray with flour or grease and flour pans.
• 2. In medium bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form; set aside. In large bowl, cream butter, sugar and extract. Beat in egg yolks. Add soda and sour cream. Gradually, add combined salt and flour. On low speed, add cherries, coconut and walnuts. Fold in beaten egg whites. Pour batter into pans. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of layers comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Turn out layers on wire rack; cool completely.
• 3. In large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Gradually, beat in powdered sugar. Add extract and walnuts. Frost cake. Store in refrigerator.

ITALIAN OLD FASHIONED CHERRIES CAKE OR DOLCE DI CILIEGIE

Steps:

• Wash cherries and eliminate stones.
• Grease your mold (more or less 10 to 10 inches).
• Distribute the almonds and one tablespoon bread crumbs to coat the bottom of the mold.
• Blend egg yolk with the icing sugar until creamy and soft.
• Incorporate bread crumbs, cornstarch (if using frozen cherries and you have a lot of juice), liqueur, vanilla or lemon zest and the liquid of the cherries (if using frozen ones).
• Beat egg whites separately to soft peaks; incorporate gently into the egg yolk mix.
• Distribute this soft mix equally on the coated mold.
• Drop the cherries on it.
• Bake in the preheated oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit (200°C) for about 30 minutes or until brown and cooked through (heat and timing are basing it on convection oven).
• Top with powdered sugar.
• Serve hot or cold.
• Suggestion for top presentation: place one piece on the dish, add 1 tablespoon cherry liqueur (or maraschino or sherry) on it and heat in the microwave until hot (about 15-20 seconds). Serve with vanilla ice cream.