Homemade Chocolate Cherry Bundt Cake
Homemade chocolate cake makes me swoon. Homemade chocolate cake with cherries… well, that’s a whole other rodeo.
Make this tempting Chocolate Cherry Cake in a Bundt pan so that when you cut into it at the table… voilà! Beautiful cherries will come spilling out. The cherry pie filling (please, don’t judge) keeps the cake moist.
Oh, and this cake has a secret ingredient: I used freshly brewed coffee to really punch-up the dark chocolate taste.
This is really an easy cake to pull together. Melting the chocolate is probably the most difficult part of this “dump” cake recipe.
So make this recipe tomorrow after you buy the ingredients today… and then saddle-up for the rodeo.
Homemade Chocolate Cherry Bundt Cake
prep: 15 minutes
bake: 40 to 50 minutes
serves 12
you’ll need…
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
2 cups cake flour
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoon cream of tartar
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup shortening, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup plain yogurt, divided
½ cup freshly brewed coffee
3 eggs
1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling
let’s get to it…
Spray a Bundt pan with cooking spray and dusty lightly with flour; set aside. Place oven rack in center of oven. Heat oven to 350°F.
Break chocolate into small pieces and place in a small sauce pan. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat when most of the chocolate has melted (it will continue to melt).
Sift cake flour, sugar, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt into a large mixing bowl.
Add shortening, half of the yogurt, coffee and eggs. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping the sides of the bowl once or twice. Add remaining yogurt and melted chocolate and beat another 2 minutes.
Pour mixture into Bundt pan. Pour cherry pie filling on top of cake mixture. Pat mixture down slightly (you’ll still be able to see it).
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean (make sure you aren’t sticking it in the middle of the cherry pie filling).
Loosen cake from sides of pan. Cool in pan 30-minutes. Carefully turn out onto a serving plate.
If you’re obsessed with Cherry Pie Filling like me, you’ll love these recipes:
Another yummy recipe! It looks great! I’m pinning 🙂
Thanks Christie! Sheet Pan Dinners have become our go-to. Also a good way to use up veggies!
Hello gorgeous! I’m licking my lips right now, it looks so good! Pinned and tweeted. I hope to see on Monday at 7 pm. We love to party with you! Happy Monday~Lou Lou Girls
Thanks so much… I’ll be there!
Homemade chocolate cake is the best! I love the idea of adding cherries, too. Looks delicious! Thanks for joining us for Hump Day Happenings.
Thanks so much Jenna! I love this cake… a little too much!