How to elevate your chocolate cake with sour cherries

It's straightforward to make, and almost immediately after it appears on the table, it disappears to the last crumb. I don't know a better combination than sour cherries and chocolate. The fruit's slightly tart, refreshing taste perfectly balances the dessert's chocolate sweetness.

In this cake, simplicity plays the most crucial role. Most of the ingredients you already have at home, and you can buy sour cherries at an attractive price.

Sour cherries, mainly associated with compotes or liqueurs, are great for cakes and desserts. Although many recipes suggest jarred ones, I use fresh, pitted fruit in my chocolate cake. This way, they taste even better, perfectly blending with the soft, moist cake.

Making this dessert is a piece of cake; you don't need to take out a mixer. Mix all the ingredients with a spoon, pour them into a baking pan, add the sour cherries and bake. Remember to remove the pits, as an encounter with one of them could result in an unpleasant (and costly) visit to the dentist.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of plain flour,
• 2 eggs,
• 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder,
• 3/4 cup of sugar,
• 1.5 teaspoons of baking powder,
• 1/4 cup of oil,
• 200ml of milk,
• 1 cup of fresh pitted sour cherries,
• powdered sugar for decoration.

Preparation:

1. Prepare two bowls.
2. Place the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, and baking powder in one. Mix.
3. In the second bowl, crack the eggs, add the milk and oil, and whisk everything together with a fork or briefly mix.
4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix.
5. Line a loaf tin with baking parchment. Pour in the prepared batter.
6. Add the pitted sour cherries, gently pressing them into the cake.
7. Place in an oven preheated to 180°C and bake for 40 minutes.

After baking, remove the cake from the tin and let it cool well. Decorate with powdered sugar and cut into pieces. Enjoy!