Description
This Cherry Chip Cake is a delightful and moist white cake studded with sweet maraschino cherries and infused with cherry juice for extra flavor. Topped with a rich cherry buttercream frosting, this cake makes an impressive dessert perfect for any celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake
- 15.25 ounce white cake mix
- 10 ounces maraschino cherries, chopped (save some cherries for garnish)
- ½ cup butter
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup reserved maraschino cherry juice
Cherry Buttercream Frosting
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 2 pounds powdered sugar
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit to prepare for baking the cake.
- Melt butter: Melt ½ cup of butter until fully liquid and set aside to slightly cool.
- Prepare cherries: Rinse and dry the maraschino cherries thoroughly, then chop 10 ounces of them, reserving some whole cherries for garnish.
- Mix cake batter: In a large mixing bowl, combine the white cake mix, chopped cherries, melted butter, 3 eggs, ½ cup milk, and ½ cup reserved cherry juice. Mix until well blended.
- Prepare pans: Spray two 8 or 9 inch cake pans with non-stick spray to prevent sticking.
- Divide and bake batter: Divide the batter evenly between the two prepared pans. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool cakes: Remove the cakes from the oven and let them cool slightly in the pans, then transfer onto wire racks to cool completely.
- Make frosting: In a large bowl, combine softened butter, powdered sugar, 6 tablespoons milk, and 2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice. Beat until smooth and creamy.
- Assemble cake: Place one cooled cake layer on your cake plate. Spread a generous amount of frosting evenly over it.
- Add second layer and frost: Top with the second cake layer. Frost the entire cake smoothly with the remaining frosting.
- Decorate edges: Using a piping bag fitted with a star tip, pipe frosting around the top and bottom edges of the cake for decoration.
- Garnish and serve: Garnish the cake with the reserved whole maraschino cherries. Slice and serve.
Notes
- Ensure cherries are well dried before mixing into the batter to prevent excess moisture.
- You can substitute the white cake mix with an equivalent homemade vanilla cake batter if preferred.
- Use unsalted butter to better control the salt level in your cake and frosting.
- For a more intense cherry flavor, increase the amount of cherry juice in the frosting slightly.
- The cake is best served within 2 days when stored in an airtight container at room temperature.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420 kcal
- Sugar: 38 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 58 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg
