How do I stop the cherries sinking

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To the bottom of my cherry Madeira cake? I tried holding back some and pressing lightly into the top of the mix just before putting it in the oven but with no success! I would love to know.

Roll them in flour before mixing them in. Also works with raisins, but I have no idea why.

Basically you have to make the batter less liquid and it also helps to cut cherries in half and roll them in a light dusting of flour.

Or just leave them out because they are naaaasty.

Your cake mixture is too runny - it should be quite a bit thicker than if you were making a sponge.

Would the cake not be rubbish too if it was too runny? Always rises well and seems good in the middle?

ISee

I second washing the cherries to get rid of the syrup and dusting/rolling in flour

Some hot water to get rid of the syrup has always worked for me

I'm going to try washing the cherries. DH birthday on Friday so a good chance to try it out!