Celebrating a birthday or just wanting cake well I’ve got Black Cherry Chocolate Cake for you!
About two weeks ago I said to my husband, I want to bake a chocolate cake! He said “go for it!” Well I spent another week trying to decide what flavor I wanted it to be. Recently I have been some what obsessed with cherries. So I knew I also wanted to incorporate that flavor into the chocolate cake as well.
What started out as me wanting chocolate cake ended up me backing two different cakes on two different weekends to get exactly the kind of cake we loved. The first try the family said that the cake should have more icing. I agreed! The first cake really had just a tiny bit of icing and you couldn’t see that there was even a layer of icing in the middle. So adding more icing was an easy fix. Second I thought it needed more cherries. My son didn’t even realize there were cherries in the middle of the cake. Again easy fix!
Black Cherry Chocolate Cake (+ a giveaway)
Ingredients
- FOR THE CAKE:
- 1 16.5 ounce dark chocolate cake mix you can also use devils food
- 6 ounces black cherry yogurt
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon sour cream
- 2/3 cups water
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1 teaspoon cherry extract.
- FOR THE ICING:
- 2 8 ounce blocks cream cheese soften
- 3 tablespoons butter softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 15 ounce dark sweet pitted cherries drained and chopped (Reserve 8 whole cherries for the top)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray 2 8 inch round pans with non stick cooking spray and set aside.
FOR THE CAKE:
- Pour ingredient into mixing bowl. Mix together cake mix, yogurt, eggs, sour cream, water, oil and extract. Mix on medium speed for 2 minutes. Your batter will be creamy and fluffy.
- Use 2 1/2 cups of batter for each round pan so layers will be even.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until took pick is inserted and comes out clean.
FOR THE ICING:
- In the meantime, in mixing bowl add cream cheese and butter and mix till creamy. Add one cup of powdered sugar at a time until you've add all of the sugar. Mix till creamy.
- When cake is done allow to coo in pansl for 10 minutes. Then transfer to wire racks and allow to completely cool.
- Wrap each layer in plastic wrap and freeze for 10 minutes. (This helps keep the crumbs out of the icing when you go to icing your cake. If you don't care about that skip this step)
TO ASSEMBLE:
- Place bottom layer of cake on cake platter. Spread 2 cups icing to top of the layer with a spatula. Spread chopped cherries on top of the icing.
- Add the second cake. Spread the remaining icing to the top layer. Top with cherries.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve!
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I do not think I have ever had a cake with cherries on the inside. I will most definitely have to try this recipe some day. My son is almost one and I want to bake him a cake for his party but I haven’t baked a cake in years! I hope I am up for the challenge. Thanks for this yummy post!
Deb @ Cooking on the Front Burner
Thanks for joining us Nancy – LOVE this cake!!
Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool Reads
This cake looks perfect!! Love the black cheery and chocolate combo!
The Food Hunter
This looks so good. I love the flavor of chocolate and cherries.
Sara @ Bitz & Giggles
Perfect flavor combination! This cake looks SO decadent!
Jeanine
That cake looks absolutely amazing! Wow! Hmm… it’s my birthday next month… 🙂
Melanie | Melanie Makes
Chocolate and cherry is such a great flavor combination – love this!
Cookin Canuck
You just can not beat a great dessert with chocolate and cherries. I’d love this cake or something with a chocolate mousse filling for my birthday!
Amanda @ The Kitcheneer
My favorite birthday treat is a heath bar chocolate cake my mom used to make growing up! And this black cherry chocolate cake might on this year’s birthday list! YUM
Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes
My husband loves cherries and would adore this cake! I entered the giveaway – thanks!
Becky | The Cookie Rookie
Black Cherry is one of my favorite flavors! Love this!
Lora @cakeduchess
It’s funny that I have also been dreaming of the perfect chocolate cake for weeks! I think my chocolate dreams have come true looking at your beautiful cake!!!
amanda @ fake ginger
My husband is a cherry fanatic – I need to make this for him!
Amy @ A Healthy Life For Me
You can’t go wrong with a delicious moist chocolate cake and cherries on top are perfect!
Marjory @ Dinner-Mom
Chocolate and cherries is such a wonderful combination and this looks delish! I’m sure your family was just in agony that you had to test out a few versions!
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Andi @ The Weary Chef
I wish I was your neighbor and could have taste tested your chocolate cake baking spree. I love cherries and chocolate together, so I’m sure this one was amazing!
Jessica (Savory Experiments)
Isn’t that a slice of heaven??? Chocolate and cherries has to be the best combo!
Angie | Big Bear's Wife
I’m pretty sure that I would love THIS CAKE on my birthday! Or maybe this cake in cupcake form. 😉
Abby
I love angel food cake!
Heather | girlichef
Awesome choice, cherry + chocolate is always a win in my book. Looks amazing!
Peggy Johnson
I love cheesecake for my birthday
Melissa @ My Recent Favorite books
I love chocolate cake on my birthday! =)
Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes
Love this cake! Cherry and chocolate were made for each other!
Rachael
wow this cake looks delicious! chocolate anything I will love!
marcie
You really know how to take chocolate cake to the next level! I love the black cherries here — just delicious!