Cherry Cola Layer Cake
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4.9
Cherry Cola Layer Cake
Description
This cherry cola cake incorporates traditional chocolate cake ingredients enhanced by the addition of Cherry Pepsi and maraschino cherry juice, resulting in a moist crumb with subtle soda-infused flavor. The flour, sugar, cocoa, leavening agents, and salt provide a familiar chocolate base, while the wet ingredients including sour cream and eggs enrich moisture and texture.
The filling is thickened by cornstarch and balances sweetness from cherry juice and Cherry Pepsi with actual sliced maraschino cherries, adding burst of fruit flavor and contrast to the chocolate layers. The frosting uses butter and powdered sugar flavored with cherry juice to maintain the cherry theme, and the cake is garnished for visual appeal with cherries and gummy candies resembling cola.
This cake is suitable for layered celebration desserts where a cherry and cola flavor combination is desired, offering a moist chocolate base with complementary sweet-tart elements from the cherry components. Baking multiple layers allows stacking a visually impressive cake.
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Cherry Pepsi 3 T
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 egg lightly beaten, large
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice
Cherry Cola Filling
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup maraschino cherry juice
- 1 cup Cherry Pepsi
- 1 cup maraschino cherries sliced
Cherry Frosting
- 2 cups butter room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 7 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
- maraschino cherries patted dry, stemmed
- cola gummies
Instructions
Cherry Cola Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray three 9-inch round cake pans with nonstick cooking spray. Place a square of parchment paper in the middle of the pan and spray the tops of the parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, add in the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Whisk to combined and set aside.
- In a separate mixing bowl, add in the Cherry Pepsi, vegetable oil, and sour cream. Whisk until the sour cream is smooth.
- Add in the eggs, vanilla extract, and maraschino cherry juice. Whisk to combine.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients and whisk until the batter is smooth. You can use a hand mixer also.
- Divide the batter into the three 9-inch cake pans. I wrapped my pans with Wilton's even bake strips.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until they're done. Place a toothpick in the center of the cake and if it comes out clean or with moist crumbs it's done.
- Let the cake cool in the pan for about 15 minutes and then turn onto a cooling rack to finish cooling.
Cherry Cola Filling
- In a medium saucepan, add in the sugar and cornstarch. Whisk to combine. This will help prevent lumps of cornstarch.
- Whisk in the cherry juice, Cherry Pepsi, and sliced cherries.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat and let boil for 5 minutes until thick, stirring constantly. The filling will become clear rather than milky looking.
- Place in a bowl and cover. Chill in the fridge
Maraschino Cherry Frosting
- In a large mixing bowl, add in the butter, vanilla extract, powdered sugar, and cherry juice. Beat on low until most of the powdered sugar is incorporated.
- Turn hand mixer to medium and beat until the cherry frosting is creamy.
- To make whipped frosting, beat on high for an additional minute.
Assemble
- Lay the first layer of cake on a cake plate.
- Add the frosting into a piping bag fitted with a 1M tip.
- Pipe a ring of frosting on the edge of the cake and add half of the cherry cola filling.
- Add the next layer of cake and repeat piping and filling.
- Add on the top layer of the cake and use the spatula to go around the dam to smooth it out.
- Spread the frosting evenly on the cake until it's smooth.
- Pipe stars using the 1M tip on the top and bottom of the cake.
- Add the cherries and cola gummies to the piped stars.
- Store in the fridge.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1394 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1394kcal | 70% |
| Carbohydrates | 199g | 66% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 67g | 103% |
| Saturated Fat | 44g | 220% |
| Cholesterol | 177mg | 59% |
| Sodium | 742mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 319mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 167g | 334% |
| Vitamin A | 1655IU | 33% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 82mg | 8% |
| Iron | 3.2mg | 18% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.9
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