Servings: 16
- 1 1/3 cups Flour
- 1 1/3 cups Light Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract or Almond Extract
- 1 cup Northwest Cherries Pitted and Halved
- 1/2 cup Chopped Pecans
Combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, oil, eggs, and vanilla; mix on low speed of electric mixer until blended. Mix 1 minute on medium speed. Batter will be thick. Spread half of batter in oiled and floured 9-inch baking pan. Toss cherries in small amount of flour. Scatter cherries over batter; spread remaining batter over cherries. Sprinkle pecans over top. Bake at 325°F 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on rack and cut into 16 pieces.Chocolate Chip Variation: Sprinkle 1/2 cup chocolate chips over batter with pecans.