This spectacular Chocolate Cake Recipe with frosted cherries will not disappoint. The cake is chocolate with chocolate ganache and some snowed cherries. Yum
Spectacular Chocolate Cake Recipe
Now that the Holidays are in full swing, I want to take advantage of the momentum by baking showstopper desserts. This spectacular Chocolate Cake Recipe with frosted cherries will not disappoint.
The cake is chocolate with chocolate ganache and it’s decorated with these beautiful “snowed” in cherries to create the “wow factor”.
This spectacular Chocolate Cake Recipe with frosted cherries will not disappoint. The cake is chocolate with chocolate ganache and it’s decorated with these beautiful “snowed” in cherries to create the “wow factor”.
Imagine serving this beauty at a party. It will surely be a hit! Not only they will love the chocolaty taste but also the beautiful cherries that are in season. I served it last night at my Thanksgiving dinner and everybody loved it, even the kids.
The sheen of the ganache is absolutely spectacular and it goes on the cake super silky. The cake has a more brownie like texture than regular cake. It’s fudgier with a deep taste. Absolutely delicious!
I personally can’t take credit for this Chocolate Cake Recipe. A few years ago, my aunt gave it to me because it was the one that my grandmother used to make, I remember she decorated it hers with silver dragees.
I decided to add my personal touches to the recipe to make it more modern. It turned out spectacular. It’s been a long since I ate it and it was as if I was right at my grandmother’s house again (she died when I was very young).
This Chocolate Cake Recipe is a tad different than the ones you are used to seeing. The fudgy texture comes from the use of only egg yolks instead of the whole egg.
The Ganache requires a little elbow grease. You have to stir for quite a while, BUT it is totally worth it, AND at least you are burning off some of the calories that you will ingest.
I hope you will try this spectacular Chocolate Cake Recipe and let me know how it comes out. The cherries are the icing on the cake.
This spectacular Chocolate Cake Recipe with frosted cherries will not disappoint. The cake is chocolate with chocolate ganache and some snowed cherries. Yum
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter at room temperature
- 2 Cups Sugar
- 6 egg yolks
- 2 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 7 oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate broken into pieces
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 Cup Milk
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
- Nonstick Spray
- 4 oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar chopped
- 14 oz Can of Condensed Milk
- 1/4 Cup butter
- 20 Cherries with stem
- 1 Egg White
- 1/2 Cup Sugar
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Preheat Oven to 350 Degrees F.
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In the mixer, combine the butter and sugar. Mix for 3-5 minutes
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Melt the chocolate and milk together in a small pot over medium heat. Stir until combined and let it cool
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In another bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and salt
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Add the vanilla and egg yolks to the butter mixture gradually with the mixer on medium speed
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Pour half of the chocolate to the butter mixture, alternating with the flour.
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Grease 2x 8" pans with nonstick spray
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Divide cake dough into the pans and bake for 20-25 minutes
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Remove from oven en let them them cool in the cake pans for 10 minutes. Unmold and let the cool on a baking rack
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On a double boiler, melt the chocolate and condensed milk. Add the butter and keep stirring until mixture thickens. It can take about 15- 20 minutes approximately.
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It is better to pour it on the cake while hot
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Place one layer of cake and pour the some of the hot ganache
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Place the second layer of cake on top
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Pour the rest of the hot ganache so it covers the sides.
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Place cake in the fridge to set
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In a little bowl, whisk the egg whites until frothy
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In another bowl pour the sugar
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Dip each cherry in the egg whites and then in the sugar until coated
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Place the dipped cherries on top of the cake in a pyramid fashion
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Enjoy
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Julies Cupcakes says
December 8, 2014 at 3:50 amwow i love this recipe. is it very easy to make?
Tiffany says
December 8, 2014 at 12:07 pmIt is… the chocolate ganache takes a bit of time cooking but it’s definitely worth it !
Claudia @ Homemade with love says
December 8, 2014 at 9:54 amWow this looks incredible.. I love the garnish.. it looks so wonderful with the chocolate ganache.
Tiffany says
December 8, 2014 at 12:06 pmThanks so much Claudia!
Maria Iemma says
December 9, 2014 at 7:05 amI love chocolate and I love cherries so this recipe is perfect for me, perhaps not perfect for my hips but I am going to make it!!!
Tiffany says
December 9, 2014 at 9:05 amlol Maria!! Agreed!! thanks so much
Ash L. says
December 21, 2014 at 9:51 pmI love chocolate and I love cake. This looks delicious!!!
Tiffany says
December 23, 2014 at 9:58 amThanks Ash!
mai tran says
December 24, 2014 at 6:34 amThis looks fantastic! Lovely!
Tiffany says
December 24, 2014 at 9:05 amThank you
Mary Czerczyk says
December 27, 2014 at 8:22 pmI will try this recipe. It looks delicious.
Tiffany says
December 29, 2014 at 6:24 amLet me know how it turned out Mary
Danzo_Strife says
December 28, 2014 at 2:05 amOH this looks delicious
Tiffany says
December 29, 2014 at 6:24 amThank you Danzo
laura rubenstein says
December 28, 2014 at 12:57 pmOMG That looks sooo delicious!! I also LOVE cake!!
Tiffany says
December 29, 2014 at 6:23 amThanks Laura
jb says
April 4, 2015 at 1:15 pmrecipe above does not include number of egg yolks for cake. please advise. Thank you.
Tiffany says
April 4, 2015 at 1:20 pmSorry about that JB. I updated the recipe, there are 6 egg yolks in the cake
Melanie | Melanie Makes says
April 24, 2015 at 6:19 amHow can you go wrong with a cake recipe with “spectacular” in the name? This looks absolutely delicious!
Tiffany says
April 24, 2015 at 10:24 amThanks so much Melanie!!
Janel from NellieBellie says
April 24, 2015 at 10:37 amThe cake looks amazing, this is true, but dang… those cherries!! Loving those!
Tiffany says
April 24, 2015 at 10:40 amLOL! I am glad you liked them Janel!
Melanie | Melanie Makes says
May 6, 2015 at 11:27 amWhat a stunning cake – a perfect show stopper for Mother’s Day!
Michelle { A Latte Food } says
May 6, 2015 at 6:57 pmThis cake might be the prettiest cake I have ever seen! I absolutely love the cherries on top and that ganache! Ah, so amazing!
Tiffany says
May 6, 2015 at 7:33 pmThanks Michelle! I am glad you liked it
Sue Gamble says
September 9, 2015 at 12:54 pmLooks delicious! Does the ganache stay soft and for how long or does it crystalize? I
Tiffany says
September 9, 2015 at 12:57 pmThank you Sue! the ganache is runny at the beginning and then sets up in the fridge. It does stay soft but not runny.