Shelly's Recipe

SOUR CREAM CHERRY COFFEE CAKE

Category: Coffee Cake

1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup sour cream
2 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp lemon zest; finely chopped
1/2 cup cherry preserves

Preheat oven to 350. Butter two 8-inch-square cake pans. In a large mixer bowl, beat butter with sugar until well combined. Add eggs one at a time and beat well. Add sour cream and mix thoroughly. In a small bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture. Batter will be stiff. Stir in the vanilla, zest, and cherry preserves. Spread batter in pans. Bake 20 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Makes 2 cakes.