Chocolate Cherry Cake Recipe
Have you been craving for some European food lately? Start of by trying out the recipe of Chocolate Cherry Cake. Dish is always prepared with cocoa as the most essential ingredient. Dish is the perfect choice for Dessert. 70 minutes is enough to make dish. This European recipe of dish is enjoyed the world over. Caring is all about sharing and I can show how much I care for you by sharing this Chocolate Cherry Cake recipe.
Ingredients
Butter or margarine - 1/2 cup, softened
Sugar - 1 cup
Egg - 1
Maraschino cherries - 1 (10-ounce) jar, undrained
All-purpose flour - 2 cups
Cocoa - 1/4 cup
Baking soda - 1 teaspoon
Salt - 1/4 teaspoon
Buttermilk - 1 cup
Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon
Pecans - 1/2 cup, chopped
For Cream Cheese Frosting:
Cream cheese - 1 (3-ounce) package, softened
Butter or margarine - 1/2 cup, softened
Powdered sugar - 2 cups sifted
Lemon juice - 2 teaspoons
Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons
Sifted cocoa - to dust
Directions
MAKING
1) In a bowl, add butter and beat well.
2) Slowly add in the sugar and beat till fluffy.
3) Add in the egg and beat well.
4) Drain the cherries and slice. Keep aside the juice for later.
5) In a bowl, alternating with buttermilk and cherry juice, add flour, cocoa, soda, and salt (begin and end with the flour mix).
6) Mix well after each addition.
7) Fold in the vanilla, pecans, and cherries.
8) Transfer the batter into a greased and floured 9-inch tube pan.
9) Place in the oven at 350° for 45 to 50 minutes, till the cake is done.
10) Leave in pan and allow to cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
11) Remove from pan and cool completely.
12) For the cream cheese frosting, combine cream cheese and butter and beat till light and fluffy. Add in the remaining ingredients and beat till smooth.
12) Frost the top and sides of the cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.
SERVING
13) Place a paper doily on the top, and sift over with cocoa.
14) Remove doily and slice and serve.
1) In a bowl, add butter and beat well.
2) Slowly add in the sugar and beat till fluffy.
3) Add in the egg and beat well.
4) Drain the cherries and slice. Keep aside the juice for later.
5) In a bowl, alternating with buttermilk and cherry juice, add flour, cocoa, soda, and salt (begin and end with the flour mix).
6) Mix well after each addition.
7) Fold in the vanilla, pecans, and cherries.
8) Transfer the batter into a greased and floured 9-inch tube pan.
9) Place in the oven at 350° for 45 to 50 minutes, till the cake is done.
10) Leave in pan and allow to cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
11) Remove from pan and cool completely.
12) For the cream cheese frosting, combine cream cheese and butter and beat till light and fluffy. Add in the remaining ingredients and beat till smooth.
12) Frost the top and sides of the cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.
SERVING
13) Place a paper doily on the top, and sift over with cocoa.
14) Remove doily and slice and serve.
