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    Amish Cherry Coffeecake

    Published: Feb 17, 2023 · Updated: Feb 17, 2023 by Kevin Williams | 2 Comments

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    Cherries and February seem to go together well.  The cherry blossoms are an early sign of spring, so people begin to think about them in February. That means time for some Amish Cherry Coffeecake! (or is it coffee cake? I never know)

    Jump to:
    • Making Amish Cherry Coffeecake
    • 🍒 Amish Cherry Coffeecake
    • 📋 Instructions
    • 🍒 More Amish Cherry Recipes
    • 🖨️ Full Recipe

    Amish Cherry Coffeecake

    And the bright red cherries seem to go well with Valentine’s Day, and we all think of George Washington mythically chopping down the cherry tree. And, of course, Washington’s birthday is in February. That’s why February seems like “cherry month." This coffeecake is perfect to make on some of those snow days.

    I have a very much love-hate relationship with cherries. I think I far prefer strawberries. I mean, I’ll eat a cherry pie, especially if it’s smothered under a cold scoop of vanilla ice cream. But they’re not my favorite.

    My parents sometimes buy these rainier cherries and they are really good, but to me, they’re just not worth the trouble when you have to work around the large, hard pit in the middle.

    If I want red coloring in my fruit filled food, I always go for strawberry instead. They are just less hassle.

    Making Amish Cherry Coffeecake

    Amish cherry coffeecake

    Coffeecakes are common in Amish kitchens, especially on weekend mornings when the pace might be a little bit slower.  I believe one time we substituted cinnamon for cherry and had just a great cinnamon-filled coffeecake using this same recipe. You could also easily swap out the cherries with blueberries for a nice blueberry coffeecake.

    Coffeecakes fall in the category of breakfast breads and are a favorite in Amish kitchens with a steaming mug of coffee.  If you are looking for a good, easy coffeecake recipe, give this a try!

    Amish Cherry Coffeecake is a hit in our house!

    You can use store-bought canned cherry pie filling for this recipe.

    Amish Cherry Pie Filling
    A can of cherry pie filling makes this recipe sing...

    Although most Amish cooks woudl have home-canned on hand. You want to use a large mixing bowl because it can take a lot of mixing and scraping the side of the bowl. And you have sort of a wet mixture and a dry mixture that you have to combine.

    Look at that amazing home-canned cherry pie filling I found in an Amish store. There are not too many variations you can try with this recipe. Some Amish cooks swap out the vanilla extract with almond extract. Large eggs work best in this recipe, if you have really small eggs you might want to use 5 instead of 4. Whisk them well through the batter.

    Pop this into the oven until the cake is golden brown and your house smells great! This is about the best coffee cake you will taste if you like cherry! Cool the cake on a wire rack. You can eat warm or room temperature. It's super either way.

    Coffeecake that is leftover, and that is unlikely, can be stored in an airtight container.

    🍒 Amish Cherry Coffeecake

    • 1 cup butter or margarine
    • 1 1 /2 cup white sugar
    • 4 eggs
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • Three cups flour
    • 1 1 /2 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 / 2 teaspoon salt
    • 1 can of cherry pie filling

    📋 Instructions

    1. Cream butter and sugar.
    2. Add egg one at a time.
    3. Beat well each time.
    4. Add vanilla.
    5. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder.
    6. Add to butter mixture.
    7. Spread 2 /3 of dough in jelly roll pan 15 X 10 X 1
    8. Cover with an even layer of the pie filling
    9. Drop spoonfuls of the reserved batter
    10. Bake at 350 for 30 to 40 minutes.
    11. Drizzle with the following glaze while still warm:
    12. Melt 3 tablespoons butter, 2 1 /2 cups powdered sugar, enough milk for right consistency

    🍒 More Amish Cherry Recipes

    Amish Sour Cherry Pie

    Cherry Pudding

    Cherry Coffeecake

    3-Ingredient Cherry Dump Cake

    🖨️ Full Recipe

    Amish Cherry Coffeecake

    a delicous blend of ruby red goodness and cake amazingness. Perfect with a cup of coffee!
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    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine American, Amish

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 1 /2 cup white sugar
    • 4 eggs
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • Three cups flour
    • 1 1 /2 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 / 2 teaspoon salt
    • 1 can of cherry pie filling

    Instructions
     

    • Cream butter and sugar.
    • Add egg one at a time. Beat well each time.
    • Add vanilla. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder.
    • Add to butter mixture. Spread 2 /3 of dough in jelly roll pan 15 X 10 X 1 Cover with pie filling. Spoon rest of dough on top.
    • Bake at 350 for 30 to 40 minutes.
    • Drizzle with the following glaze while still warm: Melt 3 tablespoons butter, 2 1 /2 cups powdered sugar, enough milk for right consistency
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
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    About Kevin Williams

    Hi, my name is Kevin Williams and I am owner of Oasis Newsfeatures and editor of The Amish Cook newspaper column.

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    1. Diane M Cammer

      October 01, 2021 at 12:59 am

      Going to try this in the AM.

      Reply
      • Kevin Williams

        October 01, 2021 at 9:25 am

        Good luck, let me know how it turns out!

        Reply

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