Sinful Chocolate Cherry Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHERRY DUMP CAKE

Steps:

• Put the butter in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish and place it in the oven while it preheats. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• When the butter is melted, remove the baking dish from the oven and add the cake mix. Stir to combine. Pour the cherry pie filling on top and spread it out evenly. Bake until the cake is set, about 1 hour. Let cool 20 minutes. Top with toasted almonds. Serve with whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Spread pie filling evenly in the bottom of a greased 9x13 inch pan.
• In a large bowl stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
• In another bowl combine water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla. Add these liquid ingredients to the flour mixture all at once. Stir until just moistened. Pour the batter evenly over the cherry pie filling.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F ( 175 degrees C) oven for 30 to 35 minutes.
• Let cake cool for 10 minutes in pan then invert cake onto a serving dish and continue to cool.

CHERRY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs and extract until well blended. Stir in one can of pie filling until blended. Transfer to a 13x9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Top individual servings with remaining pie filling.

SINFUL CHOCOLATE-CHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350*. Spray bottom of 13x9x2 inch pan, with spray, then sprinkle sugar over that. ( This gives your a cake a small "sweetness" on bottom of cake.
• 2. In large bowl, beat cake mix, cola beverage, oil, eggs, and saved cherry juice, with electric mixer on low, for 30 seconds, then on medium for 2 minutes.
• 3. Stir in chopped cherries.
• 4. Bake 34 to 42 minutes, or until toothpick inserted, comes out clean. Cool completely, ( about an hour), then frost cake with icing below.
• 5. In a small cup, measure out water and salt. Set aside and let the salt dissolve.
• 6. With an electric mixer, cream crisco, and butter until well combined.
• 7. Add meringue powder and all the extracts and flavorings, mixing well.
• 8. On low speed, gradually add the powdered sugar until well combined. It will get clumpy after the it is all in there.
• 9. Mix in salt/water, enough cherry juice to desired consistency.
• 10. Stir in chopped cherries, if you end up adding too much liquid, and it's too thin, just add a little bit of powdered sugar @ a time, until you get to the right consistancy that you want. And if it's too thick, just add a little bit more of cherry juice, until it's just like you want it.
• 11. Frost cake.

CHERRY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour one 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Cream the butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the eggs and almond extract and beat well. Add the cocoa powder and mix until well combined.
• By hand, stir the cake flour, baking soda and salt together. Add flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until just combined. Stir in the cherry pie filling. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the middle comes out clean. Cool and frost with Chocolate Buttercream.

CHOCOLATE-CHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare the cake: Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan with olive oil.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the sugar, flour, cocoa powder and baking powder until evenly distributed and no lumps remain. To a separate large bowl, add the 1/2 cup oil, eggs, milk, almond extract and salt and whisk until smooth, at least 30 seconds. Gently whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until the last streak of flour disappears.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and tap gently against the counter to pop excess air bubbles. Bake until a skewer or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool completely in the pan.
• Microwave the cherry preserves in a small bowl in 30-second intervals or in a small saucepan over medium heat until looser and slightly liquidy. Spread the preserves evenly over the cooled cake.
• Make the frosting: In a large bowl, combine the sugar, cocoa powder and salt and pour over the hot water. Either by hand or with an electric mixer, whisk until smooth. Add the heavy cream and continue whisking until billowy soft peaks form. When you turn the whisk upside-down, a peak of cream should flop over slightly like a Santa hat. Spread the frosting over the cake and, if using, garnish with the cherries. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

SINFUL CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Spread one can cherry pie filling over cooled prepared cake.
• Combine cream cheese with 1/2 cup of the milk, beat until creamy.
• Add rest of milk and the box of instant pudding, beat until well mixed.
• Let sit until thickened.
• Then pour over cherry pie filling.
• Garnish with maraschino cherries and chopped nuts.
• Chill 4 hours or more before serving.

CHOCOLATE-CHERRY COLA CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour. Chop cherries; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, cola beverage, oil, eggs and 1/4 cup reserved cherry liquid with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in chopped cherries. Pour into pan.
• Bake 34 to 42 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In small bowl, mix frosting and marshmallow creme until smooth. Frost cake. Top each piece with 2 cherries with stems. Store loosely covered.