4.8 from 15 votes
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:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a 9x13 inch cake pan with nonstick spray.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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For the frosting:
- Melt butter over medium-high heat in a saucepan. Add sugar and milk.
- Bring to a boil, stirring very frequently. Once it has reached a rolling boil, remove from heat and let cool 1 minute.
- Add the dark chocolate and let sit for another minute.
- Stir until smooth.
- Immediately pour the frosting over the warm cake.
- 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.