Chocolate Cherry Cake
Ingredients
- 1 boxdevils food cake mix
- 121 ounce can cherry pie filling
- 3 largeeggs
- slightly beaten
- ½ tspalmond extract
- optional
- 1recipe easy chocolate ganache –
in the microwave
Directions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350 °F. Spray a 9 x 13 baking pan with non stick spray.
- 2
In large bowl combine cake mix, cherry pie filling, eggs and almond extract (if using). Gently mix by hand with a spatula until combined.
- 3
Pour into prepared 9 x 13 pan and bake for about 25 minutes. Cake is done when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- 4
While the cake is cooking, prepare your 2 ingredient Easy Chocolate Ganache
- 5
When cake is cooled top with ganache. Allow ganache to firm up before cutting. About 20 minutes, you can put in the refridgerator to speed up the process.
- 6
Store cake at room temperature or in refridgerator for up to 4 days.
Chocolate Cherry Cake
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About this Recipe
Craving a deeply satisfying chocolate dessert that comes together with incredible ease? This Chocolate Cherry Cake is your answer, delivering rich flavors and moist texture without the fuss of baking from scratch.
This recipe works wonders by leveraging the convenience of a boxed devils food cake mix and the lusciousness of canned cherry pie filling. It's a brilliant shortcut that ensures consistent results every time, letting the moist cake and sweet-tart cherries shine through with minimal effort. The addition of an easy, microwave-made chocolate ganache elevates it to a truly special dessert.
Prepare for a cake that boasts a wonderfully moist crumb, infused with the delightful pairing of dark chocolate and bright, juicy cherries. Each bite offers a harmonious balance of decadent sweetness from the cake and the tangy burst of the fruit. Topped with a silky, rich chocolate ganache, this dessert promises a luxurious experience that feels homemade but is surprisingly simple to achieve. You'll find it's a generous offering, yielding 12 servings, each coming in at 223 calories.
For a subtle aromatic lift, consider adding the optional almond extract to the cake mixture. While the recipe highlights a specific chocolate and cherry combination, you can also experiment by adding a few more cherries from the pie filling to the ganache for an extra fruity flourish, though this cake truly shines in its straightforward form.
Serve this delightful Chocolate Cherry Cake as the perfect ending to a weeknight meal or as a showstopping centerpiece for a casual gathering. Its robust flavor stands beautifully on its own, making it a universally loved dessert.