Description
Rich chocolate cherry cake brings European elegance to dessert tables with its luxurious blend of deep cocoa and sweet fruit. Dark chocolate layers nestled with tangy cherries create a sophisticated experience you’ll savor down to the last delectable crumb.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Base:
- 1 box (15.25 ounces / 432 grams) devils food cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) canola oil
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 can (21 ounces / 595 grams) cherry pie filling
Frosting/Topping Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons corn syrup
- 3/4 cup (130 grams) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Garnish:
- Maraschino cherries
Instructions
- Prepare the oven by heating to 350F and generously coating a bundt pan with grease to prevent sticking.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, oil, and almond extract, creating a smooth batter. Gently incorporate cherry filling, ensuring even distribution throughout the mixture.
- Transfer the prepared batter into the greased bundt pan, spreading it evenly to create a uniform surface.
- Place the pan in the preheated oven and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to rest in the pan for 15 minutes, then carefully invert onto a cooling rack.
- Let the cake cool completely for approximately 2 hours, allowing it to reach room temperature and firm up.
- Create the glaze by melting butter and syrup together in a saucepan over low heat. Gradually add chocolate chips, stirring until smooth and fully melted.
- Stir vanilla into the glaze, ensuring a consistent flavor and texture.
- Drizzle the warm glaze generously over the cooled cake, allowing it to cascade down the sides.
- Optional: Garnish with fresh cherries for an elegant and appetizing final touch.
Notes
- Prevent cake sticking by ensuring bundt pan is generously greased with butter or non-stick spray, coating every crevice carefully.
- Enhance flavor complexity by using dark chocolate chips instead of milk chocolate for a richer, more intense glaze that complements cherry’s tartness.
- Consider reducing sugar in cake mix if using sweet cherry filling to balance overall dessert sweetness and prevent overwhelming sugary taste.
- Make gluten-free version by substituting standard cake mix with gluten-free alternative and checking ingredient compatibility with almond extract.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 45 mins
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 347 kcal
- Sugar: 32 g
- Sodium: 350 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 44 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg