Moist Chocolate Cherry Cake
Calories: 19
Adjust Servings Here: 9 servings
Description
This moist chocolate cherry cake is an absolute cherry luxury. It's a simple and easy recipe using my one-bowl cake method. The cake is baked with fresh cherries inside the batter and topped with fresh whipped cream and homemade cherry filling.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
- 190 g (1½ cups) All-purpose flour
- 50 g (½ cups) Cocoa powder (Dutch-processed preferred)
- 1 ½ tsp Baking powder
- ½ tsp Baking soda
- ½ tsp Salt
- 200 g (1 cups) Granulated sugar
Wet Ingredients:
- 120 ml (½ cups) Vegetable oil (or canola oil)
- 240 ml (1 cup) Buttermilk (or milk + 1 tsp vinegar)
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp Kirsch or cherry liqueur optional
- Add-Ins:
Add ins
- 200 g (7 oz) Fresh or frozen cherries pitted and halved
- 90 g (3 oz) Chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- Prep: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line a 9-inch round cake pan with parchment paper.
- Dry Mix: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar.190 g All-purpose flour, 50 g Cocoa powder , 1 ½ tsp Baking powder, ½ tsp Baking soda, ½ tsp Salt, 200 g Granulated sugar
- Wet Mix: Add the oil, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla, and kirsch (if using). Whisk until well combined and smooth, but do not overmix.120 ml Vegetable oil (or canola oil), 240 ml Buttermilk , 2 large Eggs, 1 tsp Vanilla extract, 2 tbsp Kirsch or cherry liqueur
- Add Cherries: Gently fold in the cherries and chocolate chips if using. If using frozen cherries, toss them in 1 tbsp flour before adding to prevent sinking.200 g Fresh or frozen cherries, 90 g Chocolate chips
- Bake: Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Optionally, place a few extra cherry halves on top for decoration. Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean or with moist crumbs.
- Cool: Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Serve: Dust with powdered sugar, top with whipped cream, or drizzle with chocolate ganache before serving.
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