Cherry Garcia Chocolate Cherry Cake Recipe
Delicious Cherry Garcia Chocolate Cherry Cake recipe combines cake mix, cherries, and chocolate for a delightful treat.
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 slices
Calories 1959 kcal
Cake Ingredients
- 2 boxes French vanilla cake mix
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 6 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 cups chopped Maraschino cherries
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Cherry Frosting
- 2 cups unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3 teaspoon cherry extract
- 3-6 drops red gel food coloring
Vanilla Frosting
- 3 cups unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 3 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3-6 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
Decoration Ingredients
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
- chocolate shaving sprinkles
- ½ cup Maraschino cherries with stem
Cake Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray cake pans with Pam baking spray.
Using a standing mixer, beat all cake ingredients together until combined and well mixed.
Fold in the chopped cherries and chocolate chips.
Divide the batter evenly between the three cake pans.
Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean in the center.
Allow to cool completely on the counter.
Frosting Instructions
Using a standing mixer, beat together all cherry frosting ingredients for 5-7 minutes or until frosting is smooth and combined with stiff peaks.
Scoop into a bowl and set aside.
Clean out the mixer bowl.
Using the vanilla frosting ingredients, beat together in the standing mixer for 5-7 minutes or until frosting is smooth and combined with stiff peaks.
Scoop 1 ½ C of the white frosting into the piping bag and set aside.
Building the Cake Instructions
Using the cake leveler, cut the domes off the cake rounds to make them leveled.
Place one cake round onto the cake board.
Scoop 1 ½ C of the cherry frosting onto the top of the cake and smooth evenly with the angled spatula.
Place another cake round on top of the first one.
Scoop another 1 ½ C of the cherry frosting onto the second cake round and smooth evenly.
Place the third cake round on top of the second one.
Scoop remaining white frosting onto the top of the cake and frost entire cake.
Sprinkle the mini chocolate chips around the bottom of the cake.
Pipe dollops of frosting along the top of the cake.
Sprinkle the chocolate shavings onto the dollops.
Top the dollops with cherries.
Cut into slices and enjoy!
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 1959kcalCarbohydrates: 227gProtein: 11gFat: 115gSaturated Fat: 71gCholesterol: 339mgSodium: 1475mgPotassium: 347mgFiber: 5gSugar: 183gVitamin A: 3155IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 350mgIron: 4.5mg
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