Dark Cherry Bundt Cake Recipes

CHERRY BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9" bundt cake pan (10-12 cup capacity) or grease with cake release or spray with Baker's Joy.
• Drain the maraschino cherries, reserving the juice for the glaze. Coarsely chop the cherries in a food processor or with a knife.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar, milk, oil, egg and almond extract. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
• Fold the chopped, drained cherries gently into the batter.
• Pour the batter into the greased cake pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a cake plate to cool completely.
• To make the glaze, combine the powdered sugar, melted butter, cherry juice and extract in a small bowl. Mix until it is smooth, adding the milk or cream a tablespoon at at time until you've reached the consistency you'd like.
• Once the cake is cool, spread the glaze on top of the cake.
• Decorate the top of the cake with stemmed maraschino cherries if desired.
• Slice and serve.
• Store the cake covered at room temperature.

DARK CHOCOLATE CHERRY LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with parchment, allowing it to hang over the sides. Spray the parchment with baking spray and set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, milk, melted butter and eggs until smooth. Fold in the chocolate chunks. Add the batter to the prepared loaf pan. Place the loaf pan on a sheet pan and bake until a cake tester comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool slightly before removing it from the cake pan, then allow the cake to cool completely, about an hour.
• For the cherry glaze: Mix the powdered sugar, preserves and milk until thoroughly combined; it should be thick but pourable. Add the food coloring and mix through. Pour the icing over the cake, allowing it to drip down the sides. Sprinkle over the mini chocolate chips. Slice and serve.

SWEET DARK CHERRY BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Whisk together the sugar and cornstarch in a medium saucepan (nonreactive); stir in the quartered cherries, orange juice, lemon zest or juice and almond extract. Bring to a boil; reduce the heat to simmer and stir frequently until the mixture thickens and is reduced to approximately 1 cup. .Cool Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 10-inch Bundt pan with nonstick spray and dust with flour or Wondra.
• Whisk together the flours, baking powder, soda and salt in a medium bowl and set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the sugar, butter and coconut oil until light and fluffy. Add in half of the yogurt and mix well; add in the extracts and eggs and beat well. Mix in half of the dry ingredients and mix well. Add in the remainder of the yogurt, extracts and eggs; beat well. Stir in the remainder of the dry ingredients and the chopped toasted almonds. Pour half of the batter into the pan and spread with the cherry filling; top with the remainder of the batter. Swirl the batter with a knife or skewer. Bake at 350 degrees 45-50 minutes (longer if the pan in light colored). Watch carefully during the last 10 minutes Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack; invert onto a plate and serve. May dust with powdered sugar if desired.

CHERRY BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Beat butter, sugar, eggs and extract in large bowl on low speed of electric mixer until blended, then on high speed 5 minutes until light and fluffy.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add dry ingredients alternately with cream to creamed mixture, mixing lightly after each addition. Fold in cherries. Turn batter into greased 12-cup bundt or tube pan.
• Bake at 350F for 65-75 minutes. Cover with foil for last 10 minutes if becoming too brown. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely. Dust with icing sugar before serving.
• Helpful Hint: A white icing drizzle is a pretty alternative decoration.

CHERRY BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• heat the oven to 325.
• In a large bowl combine sugar, cream cheese, butter and vanilla and mix till well blended.
• Add the eggs one at a time and mix well after each one.
• gradually add 2 cups of the flour with baking powder.
• Mix well.
• Toss remaining 1/4 cup of flour with cherries and chopped nuts.
• Fold into the batter.
• Grease a 10" bundt pan; pour batter inches Bake 1 hr and 20 minute to 1 1/2 hours test with cake tester.
• Cool in wire rack for 5 minute then remove.
• Cool thoroughly.
• Combine icing sugar and milk, mix well and drizzle over the cake.
• Garnish with additional cherries and nuts if you like.I have not personally froze this cake but I tend to think it would freeze good.