Pound-Cake Hearts With Cherry Sauce Recipe

Name: Pound-Cake Hearts With Cherry Sauce
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Cake:; 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 1/4 cups sugar; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 1/3 cup applesauce; 2 tablespoons sour cream; 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 4 large egg yolks, plus 3 egg whites, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; Sauce:; 2 (12 oz.) bags frozen dark sweet cherries, thawed; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 2 tablespoons black cherry preserves (optional); 1/4 cup kirsch or rum (optional); 2 pints vanilla ice cream

Servings: persons

Cake:
1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/3 cup applesauce
2 tablespoons sour cream
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 large egg yolks, plus 3 egg whites, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Sauce:
2 (12 oz.) bags frozen dark sweet cherries, thawed
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons black cherry preserves (optional)
1/4 cup kirsch or rum (optional)
2 pints vanilla ice cream

1
Make cake: Preheat oven to 325u00b0F. Butter a 9- by 5-inch loaf pan. Use a mixer to cream butter and sugar. Beat in almond extract, applesauce and sour cream.
2
Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl. Reduce mixer speed; add flour mixture in 3 parts. Beat in yolks. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold 1/3 of whites into batter. Gently fold in remaining whites. Pour into pan; bake until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 1 hour and 10 minutes. Cool on rack for 10 minutes, then turn cake out. (Can be made 2 days ahead; wrap in foil and refrigerate.)
3
Make sauce: Mix cherries, sugar, lemon juice and preserves; simmer over mediumlow heat, stirring often, until warmed, about 7 minutes. Drain cherries and return juices to pan. Boil juices until reduced by half, 5 minutes. Return cherries to pan, remove from heat and stir in liquor; cool. (Can be made 2 days ahead; cover and chill.)
4
Assemble dessert: Slice cake. Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to make 16 hearts. Toast Kir Royale Pour 2 teaspoons creme de cassis into each of 8 stem glasses and fill with chilled Champagne or sparkling white wine. Serve cold. Serves PER SERVING: 103 Cal., 0g Fat, 0mg Chol., 0g Fiber, 0g Pro., 4g Carb., 6mg Sod. until lightly browned. Scoop ice cream onto serving plates. Arrange 2 hearts around scoops and add 2 Tbsp. sauce.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 18 ingredients. The key ingredients include: Cake:, 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature, 1 1/4 cups sugar, 1 teaspoon almond extract, and more.

Yes, Pound-Cake Hearts With Cherry Sauce falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Pound-Cake Hearts With Cherry Sauce

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