Cherry Chocolate Cake

Cherry Chocolate Cake without optional cool whip and cherries

Cherry Chocolate Cake is extra moist with a special addition, super easy with a box cake mix and cool and refreshing with pudding “frosting”.

This Cherry Chocolate Cake is my favorite cake! It is the special cake that I request for my birthday and have for many years.

I love the combination of cherries and chocolate, how moist it is and that it is sweet but the pudding “frosting” keeps it from being too sweet.

With the pudding frosting, it needs to be kept in the refrigerator so it is nice and cold and that is another thing that makes it so good.

This cake also has the ease of boxed ingredients. It is home baked but still very easy.

When I want a special cake but one that is simple too, this is the one that I reach for.

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Ingredients

ingredients for Cherry Chocolate Cake

eggs

chocolate devil’s food cake mix

cherry pie filling

vegetable oil

instant chocolate pudding mix-the family size box. It is fine if the pudding mix size is not exact. This is one of the large size pudding mixes. 2 of the small boxes would also be fine.

milk–this is to make the pudding mix with. Don’t mix this with the cake.

Cool whip and cherries (optional)

How to Make Cherry Chocolate Cake

Spray 9X13 pan.

Beat eggs.

Stir in cake mix, cherry pie filling and oil until blended.

rest of cake ingredients added to bowl

Spread into pan.

cake batter added to baking pan

Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

testing baked cake with toothpick

Cool completely.

Prepare pudding mix with the milk (as directed on package).

whisking milk and pudding mix in measuring cup

Let stand about 5 minutes.

Spread evenly over cake.

adding pudding to top of cooled cake
finished cake on table

Decorate with Cool whip and cherries if desired.

Cherry Chocolate Cake without optional cool whip and cherries

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Cherry Chocolate Cake without optional cool whip and cherries

Cherry Chocolate Cake

Yield: 12 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Additional Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes

Cherry Chocolate Cake is extra moist with a special addition, super easy with a box cake mix and cool and refreshing with pudding “frosting”.

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 15.25 ounce package Betty Crocker chocolate devil’s food cake mix
  • 20 ounce can cherry pie filling
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 5.85 ounce package instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 3 cups milk
  • 4 ounces Cool whip
  • 12 maraschino cherries

Instructions

    Spray 9X13 pan.
    Beat eggs.
    Stir in cake mix, cherry pie filling and oil until blended.
    Spread into pan.
    Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.
    Cool completely.
    Prepare pudding with pudding mix and milk (as directed on package).
    Let stand about 5 minutes.
    Spread evenly over cake.
    Decorate with Cool whip and cherries if desired.
    Store cake covered in refrigerator.

Notes

It is fine if the pudding mix size is not exact. This is one of the large size pudding mixes. 2 of the small boxes would also be fine.

Nutrition Information
Yield 12 Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 388Total Fat 13gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 7gCholesterol 53mgSodium 426mgCarbohydrates 61gFiber 1gSugar 27gProtein 6g

This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix using unknown brands unless named in the recipe. If nutrition is important to you, I highly encourage you to verify any data you see here with your favorite nutrition calculator. Also, you can put in exactly what you used so it is the most accurate. This is just to give you an idea, as any nutrition calculation is not exactly accurate unless every single product brand used is entered. Please note also that I am not a certified nutritionist or health professional of any kind. Please consult a doctor or trained professional for medical advice.

Cindy

Cindy

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