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Chocolate Cherry Cake

Chocolate Cherry Cake is rich and moist and tastes just like biting into a luscious cherry chocolate candy. The perfect dessert for Valentine's Day!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Chill in Refrigerator
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 331 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 box cake mix (Devil's Food)
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1 (3 ounce) box cherry instant Jell-o mix
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1/2 cup ice cold water
  • 2 3.4 (3.4 ounce) box chocolate Jell-o instant pudding mix
  • 3 cups milk 2% or whole
  • 12 Maraschino cherries

Instructions

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  1. Mix cake mix, water, oil, and eggs well. Stir in mini chocolate chips. Pour mix into a greased 9x13 pan and bake according to package directions.
  2. Let cake cool completely - about 1 hour. Using a fork, poke small holes all over the top of the cake.
  3. Boil 1 cup water in a small saucepan and pour into a small bowl. Add cherry Jell-o mix and stir with a whisk until Jell-o is completely dissolved. Add cold water and stir.
  4. Pour the hot Jell-o mixture over the cake. Try to drizzle it over evenly. Cover and refrigerate cake for 2 hours.
  5. While cake is in the refrigerator, mix the chocolate pudding mixes with 3 cups milk (2% or whole). Blend until pudding is completely dissolved. Refrigerate pudding for at least 1 hour.
  6. Frost the cake with the pudding and keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
  7. Garnish the cake with mini chocolate chips and maraschino cherries just before serving.

Notes

  • You'll notice in the recipe card below, we use less milk than called for on the pudding box instructions. Using a bit less milk makes the pudding thicker, therefore allowing it to hold its consistency better when spread on the cake.
  • You'll notice in the recipe card below, we use less milk than called for on the pudding box instructions. Using a bit less milk makes the pudding thicker, therefore allowing it to hold its consistency better when spread on the cake.
  • Use at least 2% milk, preferably whole milk. This makes the pudding thicker and much creamier. It is so worth the few extra calories, I promise! Garnish the cake with mini chocolate chips and maraschino cherries just before serving. I also like to serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
  • Use at least 2% milk, preferably whole milk. This makes the pudding thicker and much creamier. It is so worth the few extra calories, I promise!
  • Garnish the cake with mini chocolate chips and maraschino cherries just before serving. I also like to serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

Nutrition Information

Calories 331kcal (17%) Carbohydrates 40g (13%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 17g (26%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Cholesterol 54mg (18%) Sodium 288mg (12%) Potassium 96mg (3%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 29g (58%) Vitamin A 181IU (4%) Calcium 101mg (10%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 331

% Daily Value*

Calories 331kcal 17%
Carbohydrates 40g 13%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 17g 26%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 54mg 18%
Sodium 288mg 12%
Potassium 96mg 2%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 29g 58%
Vitamin A 181IU 4%
Calcium 101mg 10%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.