Sweet Cherry Bread

I couldn’t wait to make another cherry favorite of mine, which is this Sweet Cherry Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting. It’s a delicious, soft, sweet bread filled with maraschino cherries and topped with a light, fluffy cream cheese frosting.

Course Bread

Cuisine American

Keyword cherry quick bread, sweet cherry bread

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 15

Servings servings

Calories 353kcal

Author Jennifer

Ingredients

SWEET CHERRY BREAD:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup real butter softened
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup cherry juice from maraschino cherry jar
1 jar maraschino cherries, chopped 10 ounces

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:

4 oz. cream cheese softened
¼ cup unsalted butter softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 Tablespoon milk
pinch of salt
sprinkles

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray a 9x5 loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. Using a fork or just your fingers, cut the butter into the flour mixture until crumbly.
Add eggs, vanilla extract, and cherry juice to crumble mixture and mix until combined.
Fold in cherries.
Pour the batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Let cool completely on wire rack.

MAKE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:

In a large bowl, using an electric or stand mixer, mix together cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy.
Slowly, add powdered sugar and mix until combined.
Add milk and mix for about 2 minutes or until frosting becomes light and fluffy. Add a pinch of salt, to taste.
Using a knife or cake spatula, frost the top of the cooled bread. Sprinkle with colored sprinkles.

Notes

Store bread covered in the fridge for up to 5 days.

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