Tart Cherry Torte

Jim Kennedy
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.

Tart Cherry Torte

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.

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Ingredients

12 slices
  1. 3/4 cupsugar
  2. 1/2 cupunsalted butter, softened
  3. 1 cupunbleached flour, sifted
  4. 1 teaspoonbaking powder
  5. Pinchsalt (optional)
  6. Zest of 1/2 lemon
  7. 2eggs
  8. 2 tsplemon juice
  9. 1/2 tspvanilla extract
  10. 1 lbpitted cherries
  11. Sugar for topping

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat oven to 350º.

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

    Add dry ingredients into mixing bowl, combine on low.

  7. 7

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

  8. 8

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

  9. 9

    Sprinkle sugar on top to taste.

  10. 10

    Bake for 20 minutes.

  11. 11

    Remove pan from oven, place remaining cherries in batter.

  12. 12

    Bake for an additional 30-40 minutes.

  13. 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.

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