Cherry Cake

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I Love Cherries! So, having just come across this recipe ... I am posting it here for safe keeping till I can get around to making it :)
I may try making it with black cherries soaked in brandy :)

Cherry Cake

To make it you need alcohol (brandy, coconut rum, amaretto, whatever you prefer) to soak the cherries in. Soak the cherries atleast a few days before you make the cake.

Ingredients:
Alcohol
500g Cherries (pitted)
200g Butter
200g Sugar, caster sugar
4 eggs (yolks and whites split)
Rind of a lemon
Pinch of Salt
250g SR Flour
2 tbsp milk
Icing sugar to sprinkle

Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celcius.

2. Mix the butter, sugar and salt together til it looks creamy.

3. Add the egg yolks, one at a time.

4. Mix in the flour slowly, bit by bit, alternating with the milk.

5. In a separate bowl, fluff the egg white til stiff peaks form. Fold that whiteness into the mixture! And don't be rough, ruffian!

6. Pour half of the mixture into a well greased tin, then add a layer of cherries, and add the remaining mixture.

7. Bake the sucker for 55 minutes or until golden.

8. Once it's cooled, sprinkle the icing sugar on top and serve.