Cherry Buckle Cake By Kelly Miller • April9,2015 • Updated April 16, 2019 • 5 Comments 1.2K 7 Jump to Recipe Just flour, sugar, milk, and canned cherries for this incredibly simple and classic cake! I hope you and your families had a wonderfully fun and blessed Easter this past weekend! The boys enjoyed not one, not two, but THREE different Easter Egg hunts! One in our neighborhood, one after church service on Sunday, and one at Grandmom’s house after dinner. It’s so funny, Wesley (3) had been talking about HOW EXCITED he was to do these egg hunts all week. He and Silas would both wake up each morning and ask me how many more days until the egg hunts. My mom actually took them to the first hunt, the one our neighborhood had for all the kids, because I needed to pick up Silas’ T-ball uniform.I was shocked to come home and discover they literally had a grand total of ONE egg between the two of them from the hunt! It turns out, Wesley decided not to hunt for eggs at all – he wasn’t too sure of the big rush of kids and decided to just watch. And the few that Silas managed to grab he “shared” with one of his classmates he saw there. Who took them home with the rest of her eggs. Sigh.They had fun, though – and they certainly made up for the amount of eggs with the other two hunts that’s for sure! Even as they get older I still can’t predict how they’re going to react to certain situations. It sure keeps things interesting around here, ha! They sure did get excited over this cake though! Of course they go crazy for anything cherry or cherry flavored, so I knew this one would be a hit. I really REALLY like how easy and quick this cake is to get in the oven – it is so perfect for last minute guests or pot lucks at church. Just a word of warning: it will look like a TON of liquid on top of the batter before you put it in the oven, that’s the way it works don’t worry! As the batter bakes it “buckles” around the cherries and the liquid and creates a very moist layer underneath. Yum! Cherry Buckle Cake This cherry buckle cake uses just flour, sugar, milk, and canned cherries for this incredibly simple and classic cake! 5 from 3 votes Print Pin Rate Course: DessertCuisine: AmericanKeyword: cherry buckle, cherry buckle cake Prep Time: 10 minutes minutesCook Time: 1 hour hourTotal Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes Servings: 8 servings Calories: 283kcal Author: Kelly Miller Ingredients▢ 6 tbsp butter sliced▢ 1 cup flour▢ 1 cup sugar divided▢ 2 tsp baking powder▢ 3/4 cup milk▢ 14.5 oz can red tart cherries drained with juice reserved InstructionsHeat oven to 350 degrees. Place sliced butter in the bottom of a square baking dish. Place dish into oven for 5-7 minutes until butter is melted.In a mixing bowl, stir together flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder and milk. Top melted butter with batter spreading out as needed.Sprinkle cherries evenly over batter. Sprinkle 2/3 cup sugar over cherries.Pour reserved cherry juice over cake.Return to oven and bake for 50-60 minutes or until golden brown. Allow cake to cool 15 minutes before serving. NutritionCalories: 283kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 91mg | Potassium: 221mg | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 675IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 1.5mg Tried this recipe?Follow me @mostlyhomemademom or tag #MostlyHomemadeMom! This cake is SO good with a scoop of vanilla ice cream while it’s still warm. A perfect spring/summer dessert! 1.2K 7
Terri C. says August 6, 2018 at 8:25 pm Thank you for this recipe! I made it this morning though I did add 1/4 t. salt (it needed twice that), 1/4 t. vanilla extract and 1/4 t. almond extract (I added that to the cherry juice). I followed the recipe exactly except for those additions and it turned out great. Reply
Judith Downen says September 6, 2021 at 12:11 am I havent made the Cherry Buckle cake yet but the recipe looks exactly what I was looking for; using canned cherries, NOT cherry pue filking which too sweet. I think it looks delicious!! Reply
Judith E Stemple says September 7, 2021 at 8:26 pm I’ve made this recipe since 1975. I love its simplicity…so fast to throw together! One of the comments suggested adding almond extract which I plan to do. I was given this recipe by Quaker friends from Kansas. Reply
Maryeileen says April 3, 2023 at 1:26 am What size baking pan should be used for the cherry buckle? Reply
Kelly Miller says April 11, 2023 at 3:07 pm I’ve used both an 8×8 and a 9×9 square dish for this recipe and it always turns out well. Reply