The cherries pair perfectly with lemon in this awesome Lemon Cherry Coffee Cake recipe. The preparation instructions are a bit different that you might expect, however. When you mix the milk and lemon juice together, you’re actually making homemade buttermilk that produces a great, moist crumb.
This cake is heavenly: moist and buttery, spiked with bright lemon flavor and dotted with sweet, cinnamon crumble coated cherries. Perfect. Especially for breakfast.
Here are the ingredients you’ll need to make a 9-inch cake (6 to 8 servings):
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon + 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch of salt
1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 medium eggs, ideally at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 teaspoons lemon zest
4 cups pitted cherries
Continue on to Page 2 for the additional ingredients you’ll need to make a special crumb topping …
Kimmy