POLISH SUMMER FRUIT CAKE {CIASTO Z OWOCAMI}

Sour cherries remind me of summers in Poland when I was little, sitting in the shade of the sour cherry tree in my grandparents garden. The tree produced so many, we (by we, I mean the adults in the family, I can’t take much credit here) had to get creative with utilizing ALL of them. If you’re Polish like me, you know NOTHING goes to waste. Some were cooked into fruit soup, some canned for “kompot“, some cooked into cakes and some eaten right off the tree. As sour as they are, I really enjoyed eating them right off the tree, once you had a few, your mouth got used to mouth-watering sour taste.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups of fruit (sour cherries, plums or berries) - I'm using my favorite, sour cherries
• 9 oz / 250g of butter (at room temperature)
• 5 eggs at room temperature
• 1 cup / 250g of granulated sugar
• 2 cups / 250g of flour
• 1 tsp of baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• Additionally:
• Powdered sugar (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Bring eggs and butter to room temperature. Wash fruit and remove pits (if using plums, cut them into smaller pieces).
2. Beat butter with sugar until fluffy. Separate the whites from yolks. Add yolks to butter/sugar mixture one by one and beat until combined. Mix flour with baking powder and salt and gradually add to mixture.

for full instruction please see : www.polishyourkitchen.com

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