Shirley Temple Bundt Cake

Hi folks.

I am off at Mixed Con this weekend. So I am going to make this post short and sweet. And when I say sweet I mean really sweet. I was inspired to make this Shirley Temple Bundt cake after making Shirley Temples this summer. I grew up having Shirley Temples as a treat when we visited restaurants. We did not go out to eat very often so getting one of those sweet cherry drinks was a supreme treat.

When Bundt-a-Month announced the theme for the December I have to admit it stumped me. The theme is “boozy” and those of you who are regular readers know Lunie is not able to drink due to a medical condition. I still wanted to participate so I asked if doing a bundt based on a virgin drink would be okay. Luckily they said yes and I immediately knew exactly what I wanted to make.

I have cherries on the brain these days. I did a cherry extract recently that is so easy to make you must try it. I also did a chocolate/cherry/pistachio cookie that is fairly healthy by Lunatic standards. I have another batch of cherry extract brewing up as well. So it was an easy leap to something cherry.

I hope you enjoy this. I’ll tell you right now the photos are not stellar. I am in the process of redoing the blog room/studio so I had no room to shoot in. My lights are in storage during the painting process so I had to use yucky kitchen lights. So please excuse the photos. I’ll try to whip up a new one when I get home and my blog room is back together. I think they would be adorable in mini bundt pans.

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5 from 2 votes

An easy recipe inspired by Shirley Temple Drinks we all loved as kids.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 55 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings 12

Author adapted from Martha Stewart's Lemon Ginger Bundt

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
• 2 tablespoons lime zest
• ¼ cup fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 ½ cups sugar
• 1 cup vanilla yogurt
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 large eggs
• 12 maraschino cherries
• 2 tablespoons maraschino liquid
• 2 tablespoons grenadine

For the Glaze:

• 1 cup powdered/confectioners sugar
• 3- 5 tablespoons milk depending on how thick or thin you want it
• 2 teaspoons maraschino cherry juice

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray bundt pan generously.
• In a medium bowl whisk together flour, lime zest, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In a stand mixer combine butter and sugar, mix until fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time, beat after each addition. Add lime juice.
• With mixer on low setting alternate flour mixture and yogurt, mixing briefly between each addition. Don't overmix!
• Add the cherries, cherry juice and grenadine. Mix just till colour mixes.
• Pour into prepared pan. Tap slightly on the counter. Place in oven and bake for about 55 minutes.
• Remove and allow to cool.
• Prepare glaze by just whisking the ingredients together and pouring over bundt cake.
• Serve with a big old I Love Shirley Temple smile!

I used Martha Stewart's Lemon-Ginger Bundt as a jump off point for the recipe. Obviously I changed ingredients but wanted a basic bundt recipe to follow. I don't care for sour cream in baking so I use yogurt instead. Adds a nice taste and makes for a moist cake. If you have never baked with yogurt you must try.

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