Cherry Clafouti - Cherry Pudding Cake
How To Make Cherry Clafouti - Cherry Recipe


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Clafouti (kla-foo-TEE) is a traditional dessert from the Limousin region of France during the peak cherry season and is often served as a breakfast dish. In France, the dish is often made without pitting the cherries because the pits are thought to enhance the flavor of the batter with a perfume faintly reminiscent of almonds. Whole cherries are also less likely to bleed into the batter.

This is an easy-to-make dessert using fruit suspended in a batter similar to that used for crepes. Substitute a pound of pitted plums, peaches, berries, sliced apples or any other fresh fruit, if you wish. A clafouti is often served as a breakfast dish.

Cherry Clafouti, Cherry Pudding Cake

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Cherry Clafouti (Cherry Pudding Cake)

Recipe Type: Cake, Cherries, Dessert, Brunch and Breakfast
Yields: 1 cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min


Ingredients:

1 tablespoon butter
4 eggs
1 cup granulated sugar, divided
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 tablespoon brandy*
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups milk
1 pound stoned/pitted cherries**
Powdered sugar (confectioner's sugar), for dusting

* I like to substitute Amaretto liqueur because of it's almond flavor.

**Use fresh black, sweet cherries in season. Otherwise, use drained, canned, pitted Bing cherries or frozen cherries (thawed and drained).


Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter an ovenproof dish, deep dish pie plate, or cast-iron pan (at least 1 1/2-inches deep).

Place eggs, 3/4 cup sugar, vanilla extract, almond extract, brandy, flour, and milk in a blender: puree till smooth.

In a mixing bowl, toss the cherries with the remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Place three-quarters of the cherries and their juices in the bottom of the baking dish. Pour the batter over the fruit; arrange the remaining cherries on top.

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until the top is brown and a knife inserted into the middle of the dish comes out clean. Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes before serving (cake will sink slightly). Sprinkle with powdered sugar over the top with a sieve.  Serve the Cherry Clafouti warm.

Yield: about 6 to 8 servings

Variations: Substitute other seasonal fruit (pears, apples, berries, plums) for the cherries if you like. When using very juicy fruit, increase the amount of flour in the recipe to from 2/3 to 1 1/4 cups.

unbaked cherry clafouti

baked cherry clafouti