Description
This super easy Chocolate Cherry Cake is amazingly moist and delicious. Even those who are new to baking can make this cake with ease. It's a rich chocolate cake loaded with sweet cherries and topped with a decadent fudgy icing. This is the BEST chocolate cake.
Ingredients
Chocolate cake ~
- 1 tablespoon salted butter
- 1 15.25-ounce box chocolate cake mix
- 1 21-ounce can of cherry pie filling
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
Chocolate icing ~
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 5 tablespoons salted butter
- 1/3 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries
Instructions
- Prep: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish and set aside.
- Mix cake batter: In a large bowl, add the cake mix, pie filling, chocolate chips, beaten eggs and almond extract. Stir until the ingredients are just combined.
- Fill pan: Transfer the cake batter to the prepared pan.
- Bake the cake: Bake the cake for 35-40 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the center of the cake should come out clean. Remove the cake from the oven and place on a cooling rack.
- Make the icing: In a small saucepan over medium low heat, add the powdered sugar, chocolate chips, butter, and milk. Stir to combine and melt the ingredients. Continue cooking and stirring for 3-5 minutes or the ingredients are combined, melted and the icing is smooth.
- Ice the cake: Pour the icing over the cake when it comes out of the oven. Spread it evenly over the top of the cake. Sprinkle with the chopped maraschino cherries.
- Serve: Cut the cake and either serve warm or at room temperature. Store any leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Notes
To make this a 2 layer cake ~
Bake the cake in 2 8-inch cake pans that are buttered and lined with parchment paper. Bake for about 30-35 minutes. Remove from the oven and completely cool before removing from the pan. To frost the cake, place one cake round on a platter. Spread one-third of the icing on top of the cake and let it drip down the sides. Top with the other cake round and pour the remaining icing over the top of the cake. Sprinkle with the chopped maraschino cherries.
Nutritional information is an estimate and based on the ingredients and cooking methods used in this recipe.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: dessert
- Method: bake in oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 448
- Sugar: 37.9 g
- Sodium: 425 mg
- Fat: 18.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 8.3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 69.4 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 5.3 g
- Cholesterol: 47 mg