Sour Cream Cherry Coffee Cake

1/4 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter

1 cup sugar

2 large eggs

1 cup sour cream

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

1 tbs. finely chopped lemon zest

1/2 cup best quality cherry preserves

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Butter two 8-inch-square cake pans.

In a large mixer bowl, beat butter with sugar until well combined. Add eggs one at a time and beat well. Add sour cream and mix thoroughly. In a small bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture. Batter will be stiff. Stir in vanilla, zest and cherry preserves.