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Cherry Chocolate Chip Cake Recipe

This Cherry Chocolate Chip Cake is so easy to make, and every bite is filled with cherry chocolate goodness. You will love how easy this cake is, to make, but you will love even more, how delicious it is.
Prep Time50 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cake, cherry chocolate chip cake, Dessert
Servings: 24 servings
Calories: 371kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 cup mini Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
  • 16.25 ounces white cake mix 1 box, divided
  • ¾ cup water
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 4 eggs just use egg whites
  • 20 ounces maraschino cherries 2 (10 ounce) jars, divided, drain and reserve juice and chop cherries

Frosting

  • 1 cup butter
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract

Instructions

Cake

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
  • In a small bowl combine the chocolate chips with 1 Tablespoon of the dry cake mix. Stir until all of the chocolate chips are covered.
  • In a large mixing bowl beat together the remaining cake mix, water, sour cream, vegetable oil, almond extract, and egg whites on low speed for about 30 seconds.
  • Then beat on medium speed for about 2 minutes.
  • Chop the cherries and be sure to pat them dry with a paper towel so they won't streak your white cake mix.
  • Stir in 1 cup of the cherries and the chocolate chips into the cake batter. Then pour into the prepared pan. (Remember to reserve the juice and 15 cherries for the frosting)
  • Bake for about 32-35 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in the center. Cool completely before frosting.

Frosting

  • Beat together the softened butter and powdered sugar until smooth. Then add in the almond extract and 1/3 cup cherry juice reserved from the cherries. Mix until well blended. If the frosting is too thick, add a little more cherry juice. If it's too runny, add in more powdered sugar. When you get to the desired consistency, stir in 15 chopped cherries that have been patted dry with a paper towel.
  • Spread frosting over the cooled cake.

Notes

We used the Betty Crocker white cake mix.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 371kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 243mg | Potassium: 143mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 321IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 2mg