Description
This chocolate cherry cake is an easy yet indulgent dessert made with a boxed cake mix, cherry pie filling, and a rich homemade chocolate glaze. Moist, flavorful, and ready in under an hour, it’s perfect for family gatherings or weeknight treats.
Ingredients
Cake:
1 box chocolate cake mix
1 can cherry pie filling
2 eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract or vanilla extract
Glaze:
5 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/3 cup milk
1 cup sugar
1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a mixing bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, extract, and cherry pie filling. Stir until smooth.
- Grease a 13×9-inch baking pan and spread the batter evenly inside.
- Bake for 25–30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- While the cake is still warm, prepare the glaze: In a saucepan, combine sugar, milk, and butter. Heat over medium until butter and sugar melt. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat, add chocolate chips, and stir until smooth.
- Pour glaze over the warm cake, spreading evenly with a spatula.
- Let cool before slicing and serving.
Notes
Swap almond extract with vanilla for a milder flavor.
Sprinkle chopped nuts over the glaze for crunch.
Serve with whipped cream or ice cream for a more decadent dessert.
This cake can also be baked in a bundt pan (add 10–15 minutes to bake time).
Freezes well if wrapped tightly.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 36g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
