Fresh Cherry Bread with Cherry Buttercream Frosting
Moist cherry bread with buttercream cherry frosting is a dye-free dessert or snack, thanks to beautiful, fresh cherries. Ready in about an hour, and the best way to use seasonal cherries!
Servings: 1 loaf
Ingredients
Cherry Bread Loaf
- ⅔ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- ⅔ cup Greek yogurt or sour cream
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1½ cups cherries pitted and roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
Fresh Cherry Icing
- 1 cup cherries de-stemmed, pitted, and halved
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar (sifted and divided)
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Instructions
Cherry Bread
- Preheat the oven to 350℉ and line the loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Pit and roughly chop the cherries and set them aside.
- Wet Ingredients: Beat the butter and sugar until fluffy. Then, beat the vanilla extract, eggs, and Greek yogurt until incorporated.
- Dry Ingredients: Mix the flour and baking powder in another mixing bowl. Then, add the dry ingredient mixture to the wet ingredient bowl and mix.
- Fold in ⅔ of the cherries into the batter.
- Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan. Evenly place the remaining cherries on top and sprinkle with brown sugar.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Cool: Let the cherry loaf cake cool completely on a wire rack, about 15-20 minutes.
Cherry Frosting
- Use a blender or food processor to puree the cherries.
- Reduce the puree in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently until reduced. Remove the reduction from the stove to cool.
- Whip the butter and half of the powdered sugar in a stand mixer for about 5 minutes, until fluffy.
- Add the vanilla and half of the cherry reduction and mix until just blended. Add the remaining half of the powdered sugar and mix again. Last, add the remaining cherry reduction and salt, and mix to combine.
- Spread the cherry frosting on top of the cooled cherry loaf and serve.
Nutrition
Carbohydrates: 548g | Protein: 64g | Fat: 233g | Saturated Fat: 141g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Monounsaturated Fat: 62g | Trans Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 1134mg | Sodium: 1445mg | Potassium: 1540mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 341g | Vitamin A: 7654IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 871mg | Iron: 17mg