Cherry Pudding Cake

I made this recipe for my son, who loves cherries.  This is super yummy and warm.  I got this recipe from a website that I visit often,  thepioneerwoman.com.  Hope you enjoy!

Cherry Pudding Cake

Ingredients:  Cake- 1 cup Sugar

                              2 Tbsp Butter, softened

                              1 whole Egg

                              1 cup All-Purpose Flour

                              1 tsp Baking Powder

                              1/8 tsp Salt

                              1/2 cups Whole Milk

                              1 can (15oz) Cherries in Syrup, drained, juice reserved

                              1/2 cups Pecans, finely chopped

                  Sauce- 1 cup Juice from Cherries (add water to make one cup if needed)

                              1 cup Sugar

                              1 Tbsp All-Purpose Flour

                              1 Tbsp Butter

                              1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract

                             

Preheat oven 325.  Generously butter a 9x9 square baking dish.

Cream together butter and sugar.  Add egg and mix well.  Sift flour, baking powder, and salt.

Add flour mixture to mixing bowl, alternating additions with milk.

Add cherries and pecans and mix. 

Pour batter into baking dish, smooth out top and bake for 40 minutes.

While the cake is in the over, combine cherry juice, sugar, and flour in a small saucepan.  Bring to a boil and boil for 8 minutes or until the sauce is thick.  Turn off the heat and add butter and vanilla. 

Drizzle 1/3 of the sauce on the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.  Spread the sauce over the top of the cake and allow to soak into the cake.  Let the cake sit for 10 minutes.  Serve the cake in bowls and pour more sauce on top.

I topped mine off with some ice cream.