cherries

If you are using glacé cherries and they appear very sticky simply place them in a sieve, run a little warm water over them. Then tip them onto some kitchen towel and pat them dry. They will be much easier to cut and will be far less messy and sticky.

If you want to try and avoid fruit sinkage whilst baking, then try one of the following. Firstly toss small dried fruits such as raisins, sultanas, cranberries etc. in flour prior to baking then add them to your batter as normal, the flour should bind the fruit to your batter and hold it in...