Tart Cherry Torte

Name: Tart Cherry Torte
Yield: 12 slices
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3/4 cup sugar; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup unbleached flour, sifted; 1 teaspoon baking powder; Pinch salt (optional); Zest of 1/2 lemon; 2 eggs; 2 tsp lemon juice; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 lb pitted cherries; Sugar for topping

Jim Kennedy @jimkmaus

With a nod to Marian Burros' NYT Original Plum Torte, this recipe will accommodate any stone fruit, really. I just happened to have a pound of luscious cherries that demanded to be pitted.

When positioning the fruit in the batter, the following guideline works well: for larger fruit like peaches and plums, place in batter, then bake. For smaller fruit like cherries, place 3/4 in batter for baking. Then 20 minutes in, position the remaining cherries.

With a nod to Marian Burros' NYT Original Plum Torte, this recipe will accommodate any stone fruit, really. I just happened to have a pound of luscious cherries that demanded to be pitted.

Jim Kennedy @jimkmaus

With a nod to Marian Burros' NYT Original Plum Torte, this recipe will accommodate any stone fruit, really. I just happened to have a pound of luscious cherries that demanded to be pitted.

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Ingredients

12 slices

3/4 cupsugar
1/2 cupunsalted butter, softened
1 cupunbleached flour, sifted
1 teaspoonbaking powder
Pinchsalt (optional)
Zest of 1/2 lemon
2eggs
2 tsplemon juice
1/2 tspvanilla extract
1 lbpitted cherries
Sugar for topping

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Steps

1

Heat oven to 350º.
2

Butter and flour 9 inch springform pan. Line with parchment, butter.
3

Place sugar into mixing bowl of stand mixer. Work lemon zest into sugar with fingers.
4

Add butter, cream in bowl until smooth (2-3 mins) on medium.
5

Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in separate mixing bowl.
6

Add dry ingredients into mixing bowl, combine on low.
7

Add eggs, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Mix on low until combined.
8

Using spatula, pour batter into springform pan. Place 3/4 of cherries into batter cut side down.
9

Sprinkle sugar on top to taste.
10

Bake for 20 minutes.
11

Remove pan from oven, place remaining cherries in batter.
12

Bake for an additional 30-40 minutes.
13

Cool on rack for 15 minutes. Run a butter knife to separate torte from side of pan. Remove and serve as is, or with whipped cream.