Description
A delicious chocolate cake infused with cherry flavor, topped with fluffy cherry frosting and garnished with chocolate shavings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (15 oz) box Devil’s food cake mix
- 1½ cups cherry Dr Pepper
- 1 (10 oz) jar maraschino cherries (15 cherries chopped, reserve juice)
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ to ⅓ cup maraschino cherry juice
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup powdered sugar (optional, for thickening)
- ¼ cup chocolate shavings
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and lightly spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with baking spray.
- Remove stems from 15 maraschino cherries and cut them into quarters. Reserve remaining cherries and juice.
- Using a mixer, combine dry cake mix and cherry Dr Pepper on low speed until just combined.
- Stir the quartered cherries into the batter gently with a spoon.
- Pour batter into prepared baking dish and bake for 28 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool completely before frosting.
- To make the frosting, cream butter with cherry juice using a mixer on medium speed until fluffy.
- Reduce speed to low and gradually add powdered sugar, ½ cup at a time, until frosting is firm yet spreadable. Add more sugar if needed.
- Spread frosting evenly over cooled cake with a spatula.
- Score the cake into serving pieces. Garnish each slice with a whole cherry or half-cherry if needed.
- Sprinkle chocolate shavings evenly over the top of the frosting.
- Refrigerate the cake for 30–60 minutes before serving to help frosting set.
Notes
- This cake is perfect for parties or special occasions.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- You can substitute other sodas for different flavors.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 28 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg