Sour Cream Cherry Coffee Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 lb butter (i use salted)
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup sour cream, preferably fat free
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (pure, if you can)
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest, chopped fine
• 1/2 cup cherry preserves, highest quality you can find

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 fareheight.
• 2 butter 2 8-inch cake pans (square or round, either works),and set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl ( mixing bowl, if you have one ), cream butter and sugar together until well mixed. add eggs one at a time,beating well.add sour cream, and mix well.
• 4 in a small bowl, mix the flour,baking powder,baking soda,and salt together.
• 5 add the dry ingredients to the butter mix, and mix well.the batter will be stiff.
• 6 stir in the vanilla, lemon zest, and cherry preserves.
• 7 spread batter evenly in the pans, and place in oven.
• 8 bake 20-30 mins, or until a toothpick comes stuck into the center comes out clean.
• 9 when cooled, a confectioners sugar & lemon juice icing goes very well. enjoy.