Description
This Cherry Chip Cake is a delightful and moist white cake infused with chopped maraschino cherries and cherry juice, layered and frosted with a creamy cherry buttercream. Perfect for celebrations or a charming dessert, it combines sweet cherry flavors with classic vanilla cake for a crowd-pleasing treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake
- 15.25 ounce white cake mix
- 10 ounces maraschino cherries chopped, save juice (reserve some cherries for garnish)
- ½ cup butter
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup cherry juice reserved from above
Cherry Buttercream Frosting
- 2 sticks unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- 2 pounds powdered sugar
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice from above
Instructions
- Preheat oven and prepare pans. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray two 8 or 9 inch cake pans with non-stick spray to ensure easy cake removal.
- Melt butter and prepare cherries. Melt the ½ cup of butter. Rinse and dry off your maraschino cherries thoroughly, then chop 10 ounces of them, reserving the cherry juice for use in batter and frosting.
- Mix cake batter. In a large mixing bowl, combine the white cake mix, chopped cherries, melted butter, 3 eggs, ½ cup milk, and ½ cup reserved cherry juice. Stir until well incorporated but do not overmix.
- Divide batter and bake. Divide the cake batter evenly between the two prepared pans. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool cakes. Let the cakes cool slightly in the pans, then remove them onto a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
- Prepare cherry buttercream frosting. In a large bowl, combine softened unsalted butter, powdered sugar, 6 tablespoons milk, and 2 tablespoons of reserved maraschino cherry juice. Beat until smooth and fluffy.
- Assemble and frost the cake. Place one cake layer on your cake plate, spread a generous amount of frosting evenly over the top. Place the second cake layer on top and frost the entire cake smoothly with the remaining frosting.
- Decorate and garnish. Using a piping bag fitted with a star tip, pipe frosting designs around the top and bottom edges of the cake for an elegant finish. Garnish with reserved whole maraschino cherries.
- Slice and serve. Slice the cake into 16 pieces and serve to enjoy this luscious cherry-flavored treat.
Notes
- Ensure cherries are well dried to prevent excess moisture in the cake batter.
- For more intense cherry flavor, consider adding a teaspoon of cherry extract to the batter or frosting.
- Buttercream frosting can be adjusted with more milk for desired consistency.
- Non-stick spray or greasing the pans well will help the cakes release easily.
- Store leftover cake covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 410 kcal
- Sugar: 45 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 58 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg
