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Sunken cherry cake

Sunken cherry cake

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A simple and quick cherry tart, perfect for beginners or as a fast dessert.

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Recipe from Tomlux, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This upside-down cherry tart is a delicious treat that doesn’t require much time or effort. It’s ideal for beginner bakers and also makes for a quick and easy dessert to prepare.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time50 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$7.61 $0.95 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people
  • $2.64
  • $1.75
  • $0.13
  • $0.28
  • $0.29
  • $0.05
  • $2.00
  • $0.47

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the cherries, drain them, and remove the pits. ≈ 8 min
  2. Grease and flour a 28 cm round cake pan. ≈ 3 min
  3. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
  4. Mix the flour and yeast together, then sift them. ≈ 4 min
  5. Whip the egg whites with 90g of sugar and butter until the mixture becomes fluffy. ≈ 4 min
  6. Gradually incorporate the flour and yeast mixture. ≈ 4 min
  7. Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks with the remaining sugar, and gently fold them into the batter. ≈ 10 min
  8. Pour into the mold. ≈ 3 min
  9. Distribute the cherries evenly and gently press them down with the handle of a wooden spoon. ≈ 3 min
  10. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes: the cherries will sink into the cake during baking.
  11. Remove from the pan, let cool, and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

The bill

Sunken cherry cake

  • 300 g of cherries$2.64
  • 5 egg yolks$1.75
  • 180 grams of sugar$0.13
  • 80 g of butter or margarine$0.28
  • 180 g of flour$0.29
  • Half a packet of baking powder$0.05
  • 5 egg whites$2.00
  • 1/2 cup of powdered sugar$0.47

Total$7.61

that's $0.95 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 300 g of cherries
  • 5 egg yolks
  • 180 grams of sugar
  • 80 g of butter or margarine
  • 180 g of flour
  • Half a packet of baking powder
  • 5 egg whites
  • 1/2 cup of powdered sugar

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