Cherry Chocolate Cake

Very moist and rich chocolate cherry cake from scratch. A favorite of my two grown sons. It keeps very well.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 159 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ½ cup butter
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
• 1 ¾ cups cake flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour one 9x13-inch baking pan.

Step 2

Cream butter with sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs and almond extract; beat well. Add cocoa powder and mix until well combined.

Step 3

Stir together cake flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture; mix until just combined. Stir in cherry pie filling. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the middle comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool and frost with chocolate buttercream.