Recipes: Dark Chocolate Cherry Cake

• Prep Time:30 minutes
• Cook Time:45 minutes

 

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Dark Chocolate Cherry Cake is great alone, or made with another cake, like our Bee Sting Cake for Two. This recipe is part of our 2014 Dessert Trends report.

 

Foodie Byte

When using fresh cherries be sure to gently fold into the dough to avoid crushing them.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/3 cup milk, room temperature
3 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup flour
1 cup corn meal
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup dark chocolate chips
1 1/2 cup dry cherries or 1 pound of fresh cherries

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400°F.
In a medium bowl, combine butter, milk, eggs and vanilla extract.
Gradually add in sugar, mixing well.
Add in flour, corn meal and baking powder to the batter and mix until well incorporated.
Using a large wooden spoon, fold in chocolate chips and cherries.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake for 30 to 45 minutes.
Allow to cool for at least 20 minutes and drizzle with dark chocolate.

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