Recipes For Chocolate Cake With Cherry Pie Filling

Are you a lover of chocolate and cherries together? Give Mom's Chocolate Cherry Upside-Down Cake a try! With it's tasty rich flavor and how easy it is to make, I sure still love it today just as much as I did as a kid.

Growing up, my Mom used to make this Chocolate Cherry Upside-Down Cake all the time. And I had literally forgotten about it for years upon years, until I was thumbing through our family cookbook last week.

When I came to the page in the cookbook with this cake recipe, I immediately thought back to how much I loved it as a kid. And how I just loved the way the rich chocolate scratch-made cake combined with juicy cherries in every bite.

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Now, the funny thing is I actually had to call my Mom with a question about the recipe in the middle of making the cake. That's how long it had been since I'd made it ... I forgot the recipe!

The chocolate part of the cake bakes up really rich and fudgy. It's then complimented beautifully by the sweetness of cherry pie filling that comes along with every bite.

I had the batter for my Chocolate Cherry Upside-Down Cake all mixed up and was about to pour it in my baking pan when I thought, Hey, I didn't put any eggs in the batter. So I scanned back through my copy of the recipe ... and, there were no eggs listed.

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I thought to myself, I don't recall this being an egg-free cake! Certainly, I must have copied the recipe down wrong. So I hopped on the phone to Mom real quick and asked her about the recipe. Sure enough ... Mom's Chocolate Cherry Upside-Down Cake is a cake without eggs.

When served up with a dollop of whipped cream, it's kind of like getting an easy version of a Black Forest cake. Total yum.

Be sure to move the cherries around to get them evenly distributed in the bottom of the pan. That way, every piece of the cut cake will end up with some cherries.

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And while the chocolate cake part of Mom's Chocolate Cherry Upside-Down Cake is scratch-made, it's still a super easy recipe to make.

Stir everything together until the mixture is moistened and just combined ~ don't over mix. The batter will be quite thick and kind of lumpy looking.

Then pop the cake in the oven and bake it up. The cake is done when a wooden pick inserted in the middle comes out clean with no batter or crumbs on it.

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Since there are no eggs in the cake, the cake gets its rise mostly from the interaction of the baking soda and vinegar in the batter. You may be skeptical about the no-eggs, but the cake really does bake up nicely even without them.

Now mind you, since it's an upside-down cake, when this Chocolate Cherry Upside-Down Cake comes out of the oven, it's not much to look at.

Now mind you, since it's an upside-down cake, when Mom's Chocolate Cherry Upside-Down Cake comes out of the oven, it's not much to look at. Nope, it's certainly not going to win any cake beauty contests.

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Once this cake is cut and served up, the juicy bright red cherries glistening on top of each slice are a thing of pure cake beauty.

So if you're a lover of chocolate and cherries together like me, definitely give Mom's Chocolate Cherry Upside-Down Cake a try. I sure do still love it today just as much as I did as a kid.

Affiliate links are included in this post. I receive a small amount of compensation for anything purchased from these links, at Amazon.comat no additional cost to you.This moist chocolate cherry cake is packed with flavor from the cherries baked right into the batter! And with only a handful of ingredients, it’s as easy as it is delicious!

Cherry Chocolate Cake

This easy chocolate cherry cake recipe is one you should definitely add to your collection. It’s a silky-smooth, delicious chocolate cake that gets the added surprise of cherries mixed right into the batter. A dollop of whipped cream on top is totally optional.

My mother in law makes this cherry chocolate cake every year, for various occasions. I’ve always loved it, but when she told me how easy it is to make, I loved this cake even more!

Listen, if you can make a box cake, you can make THIS cake! It’s so easy…it’s literally foolproof! Two extra steps (yep, that’s it!) take a simple chocolate box cake from ordinary to extraordinary!

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This is one of the easiest dessert you’ll ever make because it is just mix and bake…almost a dump cake level of simplicity! No mixer needed!

What I especially love about this cake is how moist it is. The cherry pie filling keeps the cake itself super soft, with juicy pockets of cherry flavor. The other half of the cherry pie filling is spread on top of the cake while it is still warm. This creates the effect of a chocolate ganache on top, without actually having to mix up a separate batch of chocolate glaze!

Using box cake is one of my go-to shortcuts (no shame in the game!) and this particular chocolate cherry cake is one of the best!

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Any standard chocolate cake mix or Devil’s Food Cake mix should work just fine. That’s the beauty of this recipe! You really can’t mess it up!

Preheat oven to the temperature listed on the back of the cake mix box. Grease your cake pan or baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.

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No, this cake does not need to be kept in the refrigerator. I recommend covering the pan with either a lid, foil, or plastic wrap to prevent it from drying out.

This moist chocolate cherry cake is packed with flavor from the cherries baked right into the batter! And with only a handful of ingredients, it's as easy as it is delicious!

Calories: 145 kcal Carbohydrates: 35 g Protein: 2 g Fat: 1 g Saturated Fat: 1 g Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g Sodium: 156 mg Potassium: 39 mg Fiber: 1 g Sugar: 14 g Vitamin A: 76 IU Vitamin C: 1 mg Calcium: 20 mg Iron: 1 mgThis rich, moist 2-ingredient cherry chocolate cake is delicious and perfect for any special occasion. It not only tastes good, but it’s also super easy to make. Some people call this a cherry dump cake or a chocolate dump cake because you basically just dump the ingredients into the pan, stir, and bake.

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You can make a variety of flavors of this same type of cake. And you can make individual servings. Check out this mug cake recipe for some ideas on how to do this.

Although you can leave the top of this cake bare to keep the ingredient list to 2 items, I like to frost it with chocolate and decorate it with cherries to mirror what’s inside.

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Or simply have it when you want it because the flavor turns any day into a special day. It’s a party in the mouth!

In my book, the cake mix is an ingredient, even though it has the flour, baking powder, and other ingredients that you don’t have to purchase separately. Most packaged or jarred foods (including ketchup) have a whole list of ingredients.

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Although this cake is good as-is, you can add other ingredients if you want. For extra chocolaty flavor, toss in a few chocolate chips.

You can also swap out one of the cans of cherry pie filling for apple or pineapple pie filling. It will taste different, but it will still be delicious.

As always, I use nonstick cooking spray because that’s the easiest way to coat the pan. However, butter is just as good.

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Then, pour the mixture into the pan. It will be extremely thick, so you’ll need to use a spoon or spatula to scrape it out of the bowl.

I probably should have scooped the mixture into the larger pan when I noticed my mistake. But I decided to see what happened.

It turned out fine, but it rose over the edge of the pan. When I saw that happening, I quickly popped a pan on the bottom rack.

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If you choose the smaller size pan, I recommend placing a cookie sheet on the rack beneath the cake. You know, just in case it overflows.

However, I think it would also be good with a white frosting. The contrast would add quite a bit of visual interest to this delicious dessert.

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