I usually post a new recipe every Saturday, but this week’s recipe is part of new special link party hosted by The Lady Behind The Curtain. It is the first edition of her “Behind the Curtain Dessert Challenge”! She will give all of us participating bloggers two ingredients to use and we will either find or create a recipe using those. This month’s ingredients are chocolate and cherry and this is my contribution…The Southern Lady Cooks’ Exquisite Chocolate Cherry Cake.
I had never used chocolate and cherries together so I went on an online hunt for a recipe to try . The Southern Lady Cooks is one of my favorite food blogs and when I saw she had this cake on her site, I knew it would be good. I wasn’t wrong…this cake is so moist and flavorful. Most of the other chocolate cherry cake recipes I found were made with a cake mix and there isn’t anything wrong with that, but I had a feeling that Southern Lady’s would be better since it was from scratch. This would be a great special occasion cake especially for Valentine’s Day.
For the cake:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup baking cocoa
1 1/4 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup buttermilk (I used 4 tbsp. dried buttermilk & 1 cup water.)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
For the frosting:
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
3 tablespoons butter
3 tbsp. milk
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a large mixing bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa, sugar, and dried buttermilk. Mix well with whisk. Add eggs, melted butter, water (for dried buttermilk), vanilla extract and cherry pie filling mixing well each time with a spoon.
Prepare a Bundt pan by spraying with non-stick spray and sprinkle in cocoa to coat. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 55 to 60 minutes until center is cooked. Let cake cool for 20 minutes before removing from Bundt pan.
Combine sugar, sweetened condensed milk and butter in pan on top of stove. Bring to boil and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and add regular milk, vanilla and chocolate chips. Stir with spoon or whisk until chips are melted. Pour over the cooled cake.
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This looks wonderful. I love cake with chocolate and cherries! Great use of the ingredients!
Thanks so much! I really liked how the two flavors worked together. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
What a beautiful looking cake. I love how you can see the cherries amongst the cake!
Thanks so much! I really liked how it looked since the cherries didn’t break down into the cake. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
I would love a piece of this for Valentine’s Day. Looks so good!
Thanks so much! Happy Valentine’s Day to you!
Oh this looks great! I’m linked up at the Lady Behind the Curtain Blog hop also! Chocolate Cherries Cookies. I’d love for you to stop by!
Thanks for stopping by and commenting! I will definitely check out your link as well.
Oh, I bet the pie filling makes this such a moist and delicious cake!!! Beautiful, too!
It was really moist. Thanks for visiting and commenting!
Yep, chocolate and cherry – perfect valentine pair!
It really is! Thanks for visiting and commenting!
Oh, that looks so good!!! I’ve done chocolate cherry cake with a cake mix before, I love that you made it from scratch.
Thanks for visiting and commenting! I went to your blog and love your new scarf. Very pretty!
I love chocolate cherry. This looks fabulous!
Thanks for stopping by and for your wonderful comment! Please visit again.
Wow! That looks yummy! Thanks for sharing at Must Try Monday!
Chocolate and Cherries. Nothing could be better. Hugs, Marty
Wonderful moist cake. Even at elevation! I baked in 3 rounds for 25 minutes and used a chocolate ganache for my son’s Birthday!