Urdă cake with cherries, baked in a pan

Ingredients

• 300 g cherries
• 2 tablespoons semolina
• 500 g urdă
• 3 eggs
• 120 g butter
• 150 g sugar
• 250 g flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 packet baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 200 ml yogurt
• 200 ml sour cream

Preparation

1. Wash the cherries, remove the pits and let them drain in a sieve. 2. Mix the softened butter, at room temperature, with the sugar until creamy. 3. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix well after each. Add the crumbled urdă and mix until the mixture is smooth. 4. In a separate bowl, mix 125 g flour with the baking powder and salt. 5. Add half of the dry mixture to the egg and urdă mixture and mix lightly. Add the vanilla extract, sour cream and 100 ml yogurt, then mix again. 6. Add the remaining 125 g flour and the remaining 100 ml yogurt and mix lightly, just until fully combined. 7. Roll the cherries in the 2 tablespoons semolina. Pour half of the batter into a 24/24 cm or 20/30 cm pan lined with baking paper and place half of the rolled cherries on top. Pour the rest of the batter over, place the remaining cherries and press them gently into the batter, then cover them with batter using a spoon or spatula. 8. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C (medium heat), put the pan in and bake for 45-50 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. 9. Take the cake out of the oven, let it cool in the pan and then serve it.