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Chocolate Cherry Cake

Chocolate Cherry Cake

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Add Maraschino Cherries to Chocolate Cake and cover with Chocolate Sour Cream frosting.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 661 kcal

Ingredients
  

Cake Ingredients

  • ½ cup Unsalted Butter softened
  • ¾ cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 large Egg
  • 2 oucnes Semi Sweet Chocolate melted and cooled to body temp
  • 1½ cup All Purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ¾ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup Milk
  • ⅓ cup Maraschino Cherries finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoon Maraschino Syrup

Icing Ingredients

  • 1 cup Sour Cream
  • 6 ounces Semi Sweet Chocolate finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Instructions
 

Baking the Cake

  • Start by preheating your oven to 325F. Lightly grease, either a 9" deep dish pie plate, or a 9"x9" baking pan.
  • Add the softened butter and the sugar to a large bowl. Use a hand mixer to cream the two until light in color. Add the egg and mix again until smooth.
  • Pour the melted chocolate into the butter mixture and mix until smooth. Make sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl when mixing for a uniform batter.
  • Mix the flour, baking soda, and salt into a small bowl. Add the flour mixture in 4 additions, alternating with the milk. Make sure to start and finish with the flour.
  • Add the cherry syrup and the chopped maraschino cherries to the cake batter. Fold them in until smooth.
  • Pour the batter into the lightly greased baking pan. Place the pan into the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Making the Sour Cream Frosting

  • To make the frosting you will need a microwave safe bowl or container.
  • Place the sour cream in a microwave safe bowl and add in the finely chopped chocolate. Stir the two together.
  • Microwave the mixture on high for 30 seconds. Stir well and then microwave for another 30 seconds. Stir again, making sure that all the chocolate has melted into the sour cream. Keep stirring, the residual heat from the microwave safe bowl will gently bring the frosting together.
  • Stir the vanilla extract into the smooth icing and let the icing cool down slightly before spreading on the cake.

Assembling the Chocolate Cherry Cake

  • Due to the nature of the frosting, you do not have to wait for the cake to cool completely before icing it. Spread the icing evenly over the cake.
  • Decorate the cake with some extra maraschino cherries. Brighten up the cake for birthdays with sprinkle, candles, or other decorations.

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Notes

Adding Walnuts: Add ½ cup of chopped walnuts to the batter at the same time as you are folding in the chopped cherries in the batter. 
Dairy-Free Alternatives: Replace the butter with shortening or margarine, and substitute the milk with your favorite plant based like almond or soy milk. 

Nutrition

Calories: 661kcalCarbohydrates: 77gProtein: 8gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 21gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 101mgSodium: 519mgPotassium: 324mgFiber: 4gSugar: 48gVitamin A: 843IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 128mgIron: 4mg
Keyword Cake, cherries, chocolate
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