chocolate cherry cake hello!
HELLO! Chocolate and cherries together? Yes please! This chocolate cake is moist and heavenly. This cherry filling is sweet and complements the chocolate perfectly. The frosting is rich but not overpowering and is super silky and easy to spread. Give this a try and tell me if it’s not the absolute sexiest cake ever!
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
30 Min
method
Bake
yield
12 serving(s)
Ingredients
- CAKE
- 1 3/4 cups flour (King Arthur recommended)
- 1 3/4 cups sugar, white granulated
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder, unsweetened
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup freshly brewed strong hot coffee
- CHERRY FILLING
- 15 oz cans dark sweet cherries (preferred brand Oregon)
- 1/4 cup sugar, white granulated
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice concentrate
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- FROSTING
- 1 cup butter, unsalted
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder, unsweetened
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- DECORATING
- 10 oz jars maraschino cherries
- 1 dark chocolate bar
How To Make chocolate cherry cake hello!
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Step 1Cherry filling: In a small saucepan, combine all ingredients and cook on medium-high heat until a gentle boil, stirring continuously for an additional minute. Remove from heat, cool, and place in the fridge until it’s time to assemble the cake. -
Step 2Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2, 8-inch round pans. Add dry ingredients and mix with a whisk. In a stand mixer, mix buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla. Slowly add dry ingredients to the wet and mix on low. Add hot coffee and mix on medium; the batter will be thin. Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for 30 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes and then turn out onto a parchment-lined wire rack to finish cooling.
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Step 3Frosting: In a stand mixer, beat butter. In a separate bowl, use a whisk to combine sugar, cocoa, and salt. Add vanilla to the butter and beat. Turn the stand mixer to low and slowly add dry ingredients 1/3 at a time until completely combined. Add whipping cream and whip for 1 minute.
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Step 4Assembly: Level cakes if desired. Put one cake in a plate, spread cherry filling on top, and place the second cake on top. Frost using the chocolate buttercream. Put maraschino cherries all around the bottom of the cake. Cut up the remaining cherries and place them in a pile in the center of the top layer. Using a potato peeler, shave chocolate from the chocolate bar over the top. Serve.
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