July 15, 2016
I stretch out my childhood hand for cherries. They hang like plump rubies on my grandmother?€?s tree. Careful not to choke on the stones, I eat till I burst, juice staining my lips the colour of happiness. I return to my grandmother with her bowl full of cherries that she set in her kitchen window. I sit at the table happy for the day together.
It's deep summer, and from Seattle to Montreal, cherries are abundant and cheap. For a not-too-sweet, satisfying treat, dip these bite-size squares into velvety, warm cherry jam, then roll them in shredded coconut. The cherry juice softens the cake crumb; the coconut adds light texture. And they are so easy to mix and bake.
Thanks to Cygnet Kitchen for this recipe. Louise has put together a charming website filled with great ideas for cookies, cakes and much more.
Makes 16-20 cakes
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Pit the cherries.
Chopped cherries dusted with flour mixture.
Folding the cherries into the cake batter.
Cherry Lamington cake batter.
Warming the cherry jam.
Straining the cherry jam through a fine sieve.
Cutting the cherry cake.
Trimming the cake into squares and cutting away the crusts.
Coating the cake with cherry jam.
Coating the cake in unsweetened coconut.
Coating the cakes with cherry jam and coconut.
NOTE: I find these cake squares benefit from an overnight in the fridge. The jam maintains the interior moisture and they're better cool
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Terri 2017-01-06
Kimberlie 2017-01-06
Makes 16-20 cakes
Pit the cherries.
Chopped cherries dusted with flour mixture.
Folding the cherries into the cake batter.
Cherry Lamington cake batter.
Warming the cherry jam.
Straining the cherry jam through a fine sieve.
Cutting the cherry cake.
Trimming the cake into squares and cutting away the crusts.
Coating the cake with cherry jam.
Coating the cake in unsweetened coconut.
Coating the cakes with cherry jam and coconut.
NOTE: I find these cake squares benefit from an overnight in the fridge. The jam maintains the interior moisture and they're better cool
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Anne 2017-01-06
Kimberlie 2017-01-06