Cherry-Vanilla Coffee Cake

Cherry-Vanilla Coffee Cake
Moist, flavourful and fragrant, this coffee cake is also beautiful to behold, thanks to a topping of black cherries and icing sugar


What You Need:
1 cup granulated sugar, divided
3/4 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 Tbsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1 Tbsp. Magic Baking Powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 lb. (225 g) fresh dark sweet cherries, pitted
1 Tbsp. icing sugar

Make It:
Heat oven to 350ºF.
Reserve 1 Tbsp. granulated sugar for later use; beat butter and remaining granulated sugar in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Add eggs, sour cream and vanilla; beat until blended. Gradually beat in remaining ingredients except cherries and icing sugar.
Pour into 9-inch round pan sprayed with cooking spray. Top with cherries; sprinkle with reserved granulated sugar.
Bake 55 min. or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool completely. Sprinkle with icing sugar just before serving.

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