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Cake, cherry, homemade

Homemade cherry cake is a baked cake containing cherries. The figures here describe a recipe-based version; the nutrient content of other homemade recipes may differ. It mainly provides carbohydrate and fat, with a smaller amount of protein. Per 100g, it contains 67g of carbohydrate, including 40g of sugars, and 14g of fat, including 4.7g of saturated fat.

Carbohydrate and fat provide energy for the body. The sugar and saturated fat content are relevant for people monitoring these nutrients, while the amount eaten affects the overall energy intake. Sugars are included in the total carbohydrate figure, and saturated fat is included in the total fat figure. Full nutritional figures, including energy, protein, salt, vitamins and minerals, are in the tables below.

Nutrition per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Energy

398 kcal

Energy

1680 kJ

Fat

14g

of which saturates

4.7g

Carbohydrate

67g

of which sugars

40g

Protein

5g

Salt

0.57g

Water

16g

Cholesterol

71mg

Vitamins and minerals per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Vitamin C

Trace

Thiamin (B1)

0.07mg

Riboflavin (B2)

0.11mg

Niacin (B3)

0.4mg

Vitamin B6

0.05mg

Vitamin B12

0.6µg

Folate

7µg

Calcium

61mg

Iron

1.2mg

Magnesium

11mg

Phosphorus

113mg

Potassium

85mg

Sodium

227mg

Zinc

0.5mg

Copper

0.09mg

Selenium

5µg

Other types of cake

Food

Calories per 100g

Protein per 100g

Fat per 100g

Fibre per 100g

Cake, carrot, with topping, homemade

346 kcal

4g

21g

1.5g

Cake, chocolate, not filled, homemade

438 kcal

7.3g

24g

–

Cake, chocolate, with butter icing, homemade

452 kcal

5.8g

25g

–

Cake, coconut, homemade

423 kcal

6.7g

22g

–

Cake, fruit, rich, homemade

349 kcal

4g

11g

–

Cake, fruit, rich, iced, homemade

355 kcal

3.7g

9.6g

–

Cake, fruit, wholemeal, homemade

366 kcal

5.8g

14g

–

Cake, lardy, homemade

369 kcal

6.7g

16g

2.3g

Cake, sponge, fatless, homemade

292 kcal

9.9g

5.6g

1.2g

Cake, sponge, homemade

463 kcal

6.4g

26g

1.1g

Cake, sponge, with butter icing, homemade

476 kcal

4.5g

27g

0.8g

Cake, Swiss roll, homemade

286 kcal

7.4g

4.2g

0.8g

Cake, battenberg, retail

354 kcal

4.4g

9.9g

1.5g

Cake, carrot, iced, retail

374 kcal

4.2g

20g

1.9g

Cake, chocolate fudge

358 kcal

5.2g

14g

1.9g

Cake, chocolate, with filling and icing, retail

413 kcal

4.5g

24g

2.9g

Cake, fruit, retail

334 kcal

4.5g

12g

3g

Cake, loaf, retail

323 kcal

3.3g

11g

1.4g

Cake, sponge, soft iced, retail

368 kcal

4.8g

16g

1.3g

Cake, sponge, with dairy cream and jam, frozen

280 kcal

4.3g

11g

2.7g

About these figures

Values are per 100g of the food as described (Recipe). "Trace" means only a very small amount was found. Nutrients that were not measured are not shown. Salt is calculated from sodium.

Further reading and references

  • Public Health England. McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset 2021. GOV.UK.

Article history

The information on this page is written and peer reviewed by qualified clinicians.
  • 3 Nov 2026 | Latest version
  • 3 Nov 2026 | Originally published