This delicious cake must be the best kept secret… at least from me! My friend Stephanie brought some over to me after I had my baby and I fell in love with the first bite! Oh my goodness, it is so moist and chocolaty. The cherries are a subtle flavor that compliment the chocolate perfectly and the frosting is super smooth and fudgy. Oh yum. And it is so easy to make. This may be my new favorite dessert! The thing that shocked me was that there were a million similar recipes for this cake online and once I started asking around, most people had made it before! Obviously it’s a favorite… why didn’t I know about it?!! So for those of you still in the dark, here it is. Enjoy!
Cherry Chocolate Cake
submitted by Brittany
printable recipe here
1 box of devil’s food cake mix
1 (21 oz) can cherry pie filling
1 tsp almond extract
2 eggs
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×13 inch pan. In a large bowl, combine dry cake mix, cherry pie filling, eggs, and almond extract. Stir by hand until well blended. (Using an electric mixer will break up the cherries.) Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool.
fudge frosting
1 cup white sugar
5 Tb butter
1/3 cup milk
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup white sugar
5 Tb butter
1/3 cup milk
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
In a small saucepan, combine sugar, butter, and milk. Boil, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips until smooth. Immediately pour over partially cooled cake.
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Oh yum! My Dad would LOVE this recipe. I'm going to visit him this weekend. I may just have to make this!
This is sinful! lol
Mmmm this sounds so good! I had never heard of it either! So thanks for sharing:) I have received some of my most favorite recipes from meals people brought me after having a baby!
That looks so good!!
Love this cake! I have a recipe book, "The Cake Doctor" and it is in there. Every single cake in there is easy like this and amazing!!
This has been a favorite in our family for many years. My daughter had it for her wedding cake with a fondant frosting on it. Everyone loved it. It is good with just ice cream or cool whip.
This is making my mouth water! This is right up my alley…
Oooo… I am totally in the mood for a treat. This looks so good, sis!
Looks scrumptious! Kinda like a chocolate covered cherry in cake form.
Yum!!! I know my hubby will love this!!!
I make this cake often and it is a winner everytime! Simply the best. Great website ladies. Thanks for all the ideas!
Delicious!!!!!!
How funny, I saw the picture and thought, "Oh ya, Stephanie makes this cake." Good stuff!!
My Mum loves Cherries. I'm definitely going to make this for her, it looks so yummy. I'm a long time reader of your fabulous blog, but first time follower as I've only just opened a blogger account and set up a blog (http://bakezilla1.blogspot.com/). I just hope mine is as great as yours! :)
Thanks for the credit friend! However this was in a church cookbook that I have (where some of the best recipes come from). Glad you liked it – it's one of Hyrum's favorites too! Darling website, I can't wait to try some of your recipes!
Mmm… I made this yesterday. Griff was a little skeptical when he saw me mixing it together. But now he is cursing me because he can't stay away from it. I LOVED how easy it was. And it is super good. Thanks, Britt!
This is so yummy!! I made it tonight and have already eaten 2 pieces :)
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Thanks so much for posting this recipe….a new favorite!!!
This was soooo moist, chocolaty and delicious! And I absolutely love the frosting. The first time I made it, I overcooked it a little and it was a little dry – I was so mad at myself! But I was more careful the next time and it was TO DIE FOR! Thanks for this recipe!! :)
ohh sweet temptation!!! piece of heaven is the only expression that I could find to describe this delicious cake, I can imagine this with a little caramel cover…
Exactly what I was searching for today! I even asked my sister if this would work lol! One question though…could you do cupcakes too? How long would you bake them for?