Easy Summer Cherry Cake

I was served last week with a delicious cherry cake and of course I asked for the recipe. My amazement was that the ingredients are very simple, the cake is made quickly and is a delicacy - fluffy, light, beautiful.

The ingredients are for a large oven tray, if you want less reduce the ingredients proportionally.

Ingredients
Egg
10 pieces
Sugar
10 tbsp
Water
7 tbsp
water should be hot, boiling
White flour
10 tbsp
Cherries
1 kg
Corn starch
2 tbsp
or flour
Powdered sugar
2 tbsp
optional, for decoration
Step by step
Step 1

Peel a squash, grate it and cut it in half.

Easy Summer Cherry Cake - Step 1
Step 2

Separate the egg whites from the yolks in 2 large bowls.

Easy Summer Cherry Cake - Step 2
Step 3

Add the 10 tablespoons of sugar to the yolks and beat well with the mixer until white foam.

Easy Summer Cherry Cake - Step 3
Step 4

In a smaller bowl, prepare a little hot boiling water and a spoon.

Easy Summer Cherry Cake - Step 4
Step 5

Turn on the mixer again and while the yolks are beating, add 7 tablespoons of hot water one by one - beat well after each tablespoon.

Easy Summer Cherry Cake - Step 5
Step 6

Then beat the egg whites separately - to pass the test with the overturning of the bowl - if they are well, they are ready.

Easy Summer Cherry Cake - Step 6
Step 7

Add the egg whites to the yolks and carefully and slowly mix with movements from top to bottom.

Easy Summer Cherry Cake - Step 7
Step 8

Then add the flour and also, very slowly and carefully mix all the dough - with movements from top to bottom.

And ready, that's all the dough for the cake.

Easy Summer Cherry Cake - Step 8
Step 9

To the cherries add 2 tablespoons of starch or flour and mix - so as not to leave the juice and color in the cake.

Easy Summer Cherry Cake - Step 9
Step 10

In an oven tray lined with baking paper (you can optionally grease the paper with a little oil or butter), pour the dough, spread it evenly over the entire surface.

Place the previously prepared cherries on top, spread evenly all over.

Easy Summer Cherry Cake - Step 10
Step 11

Bake the cake over medium heat - 180-200 degrees for 20 minutes - then you can leave it for another 5-10 minutes on a low heat 150-130 degrees.

Make sure it is done very quickly.

Easy Summer Cherry Cake - Step 11
Step 12

Then take it out, let it cool, portion and serve garnished with a little powdered sugar.

Very simple and very good, too bad you didn't try it.

Good appetite!

Easy Summer Cherry Cake - Step 12
Quantity: 1 kg (15-20 small and light portions)
Prep time:
25 min
Difficulty: easy
Ready in: 20 min