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Chocolate Cherry Sheet Cake with Fudge Frosting

A rich, fudgy chocolate sheet cake studded with cherries! It's super easy, just throw together a cake mix and some cherry pie filling.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 10 Servings
Calories: 422 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

For the cake:
  • 1 .75-oz. box devil's food cake mix
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1 can cherry pie filling
For the frosting:
  • 5 tablespoons salted butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 7 ounces dark chocolate chips*
  • Maraschino cherries to garnish

Instructions

For the cake:
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  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a 9x13 inch cake pan with nonstick spray.
  2. In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat together cake mix, 3 eggs, 1/2 cup sour cream, vanilla, and salt. Scrape the bottom and sides well.
  3. Add the mini chocolate chips and the cherry pie filling. You can either fold this in with a spatula if you want your cherries to remain whole, or you can beat it with the mixer. Either way make sure the pie filling is incorporated.
  4. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake the cake at 350 for about 33-35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out of the center with no batter on it.
  5. Let cool 10-15 minutes, then make the frosting. If you want, use a fork to poke some holes all over the top of your cake. This is so that some of the frosting seeps down, but it's totally optional.
For the frosting:
  1. Melt butter over medium-high heat in a saucepan. Add sugar and milk.
  2. Bring to a boil, stirring very frequently. Once it has reached a rolling boil, remove from heat and let cool 1 minute.
  3. Add the dark chocolate and let sit for another minute.
  4. Stir until smooth.
  5. Immediately pour the frosting over the warm cake.
  6. Serve warm or room temperature. With a tall glass of cold milk please! And don't forget to garnish each slice with some maraschino cherries.

Notes

  • *6 ounces is 1 cup. Don't stress about this measurement too much. Just dump a little extra on top of your cup.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1slice Calories 422kcal (21%) Carbohydrates 58g (19%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 19g (29%) Saturated Fat 13g (65%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 3g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 80mg (27%) Potassium 239mg (7%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 36g (72%) Vitamin A 494IU (10%) Vitamin C 2mg (2%) Calcium 115mg (12%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10Servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 422

% Daily Value*

Serving 1slice
Calories 422kcal 21%
Carbohydrates 58g 19%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 19g 29%
Saturated Fat 13g 65%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 3g 15%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 80mg 27%
Potassium 239mg 5%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 36g 72%
Vitamin A 494IU 10%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Calcium 115mg 12%
Iron 1mg 6%

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

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