How to Make Cherry Chocolate Cake - A Step-by-Step Guide

Cherries and chocolate are a match made in heaven, and this Cherry Chocolate Cake is the perfect embodiment of that heavenly combination. The rich, moist chocolate cake is studded with juicy, sweet cherries, and the whole thing is topped with a decadent chocolate ganache. It's a dessert that's guaranteed to impress, whether you're serving it at a dinner party or simply indulging in a slice for yourself.

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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups white sugar
  • ½ cup butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 ¾ cups cake flour
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling

Information

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 45 mins
  • Servings: 24
  • Yield: 1 (9x13-inch) cake

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour one 9x13-inch baking pan.
  • Beat sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla extract. Add cocoa powder and mix until well combined.
  • Combine cake flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl; add flour mixture to butter mixture and mix until just combined. Stir in cherry pie filling. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the middle comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.
  • Nutrition

    159 cal.

    • Total Fat: 5g
    • Saturated Fat: 3g
    • Cholesterol: 26mg
    • Sodium: 201mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 29g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 13g
    • Protein: 2g
    • Vitamin C: 1mg
    • Calcium: 10mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 71mg