Dark Chocolate Chunk Cherry Cake
Moogie
Updated Jul 15, 2015
Brandied cherries and dark chocolate chunks find their way into a dreamy chocolate cake.
Dark Chocolate Chunk Cherry Cake
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 1 hr 15 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
- Unsweetened cocoa
- 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix with pudding
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 (3.8 ounce) package devil's food instant pudding mix
- 4 large eggs
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 5 (3 ounce) dark chocolate bars, divided
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped dried cherries
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/3 cup whipping cream
Instructions
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Step1Grease a 12-cup Bundt pan, and dust with cocoa, set aside.
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Step2Combine cake mix, sugar, and pudding mix in a large mixing bowl.
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Step3Beat eggs and next 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended. Gradually add oil mixture to dry ingredients; beat 2 minutes. Coarsely chop 3 chocolate bars, fold brandied cherries and chopped chocolate into batter. Pour batter into prepared pan.
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Step4Bake at 350° F for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.
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Step5Coarsely chop 1 chocolate bar. Place chopped chocolate and butter in a small bowl; set aside.
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Step6Bring whipping cream to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Remove from heat, and immediately pour over chocolate and butter. Whisk gently until smooth. Cool glaze 3 minutes or until slightly thickened. Drizzle glaze over cake. Coarsely chop remaining chocolate bar; sprinkle chopped chocolate over cake. Yield 12 servings.
Nutrition
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