Cherry Chocolate Cream Cheese Bundt Cake
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4.5
Cherry Chocolate Cream Cheese Bundt Cake
Description
The cake features a chocolate Bundt base made from cocoa powder, flour, baking soda, and baking powder mixed with wet ingredients including freshly brewed coffee for enhanced chocolate flavor and moistness. This batter folds in half the strained cherries from the cherry pie filling before being layered in the Bundt pan.
The cream cheese layer blends softened cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and eggs to create a smooth, tangy filling that contrasts with the chocolate. After pouring a portion of chocolate batter into the pan, the cream cheese mixture is added, topped by the remaining chocolate batter and a cherry layer on top.
Baking this cake yields a dense yet tender crumb with pockets of cherry sweetness and creamy filling, balancing richness and fruit notes. This Bundt style allows the layers and fillings to swirl for an appealing slice. It suits celebratory desserts or any time a chocolate cherry treat is desired.
Ingredients
Chocolate Bundt Cake
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract pure
- 1 cup coffee freshly brewed, hot
Cream Cheese Layer
- 16 ounces cream cheese
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Cherry Filling
- 1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling
Instructions
To Make the Chocolate Bundt Cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a bundt pan with butter and flour or baking spray.
- Add the flour sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a stand mixer on low speed until combined.
- In a second bowl combine the sour cream, oil, eggs, and vanilla with a whisk.
- Add the wet ingredients to the stand mixer on low.
- Add the coffee to the mixture until just combined.
To Make the Cream Cheese Layer:
- Beat the cream cheese, egg, sugar and vanilla extract together until smooth and creamy.
To Make the Cherry Layer:
- Using a large hole strainer (like a pasta strainer), separate the cherries from the glaze and save the glaze in a small bowl.
To Bake:
- Mix half of the strained cherries into your cake batter.
- Add 1/3 of the cake mixture to your bundt pan.
- Add the cream cheese layer carefully with a spoon over the cake mixture.
- Add in the rest of the strained cherries to make a cherry layer over cream cheese mixture.
- Add the remaining cake batter over the cherry layer.
- Bake for 55-60 minutes.
- Let cool completely then remove from pan carefully (if you're concerned about sticking, remove carefully after 15 minutes).
- Glaze with the reserved cherry filling glaze.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 485 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 485kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 62g | 21% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Cholesterol | 97mg | 32% |
| Sodium | 541mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 243mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 44g | 88% |
| Vitamin A | 617IU | 12% |
| Calcium | 92mg | 9% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.5
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