Chocolate Cherry Cake Recipe
Easy chocolate cherry cake is a moist and delicious chocolate cake filled with cherries and topped with chocolate ganache. A great cake for any occasion!
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 box devil's food cake mix
- 1 21 oz can cherry pie filling
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup evaporated milk
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 9x13 pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Mix eggs, cake mix, oil, milk and almond extract.
- Fold cherry pie filling into the batter.
- Pour batter into greased baking pan.
- Bake 30-35 minutes.
- For Ganache: In a small saucepan bring sugar, evaporated milk and butter to a boil for one minute.
- Remove from heat and add chocolate chips and almond extract.
- Mix until smooth and pour over cake while cake and ganache are still warm.
- Let ganache set and cool before serving.
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Nutrition
Calories: 616kcal | Carbohydrates: 77g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 540mg | Potassium: 363mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 55g | Vitamin A: 325IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 140mg | Iron: 4.1mg