Drunken Cherry Chocolate Cake
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Natasha's Kitchen · by Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com★ 4.9 (61)

Drunken Cherry Chocolate Cake

NUTRITION · PER SERVING120M COOK
CAL 33%·PRO 15%
CARBS 82G49% OF CAL
4G FIBER10G OTHER67G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 34G46% OF CAL
20G SAT14G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A chocolate cake with tart cherries soaked in rum and a cream cheese frosting. Rich, boozy, and indulgent.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 12
  • 4 Tbsp unsalted butter (softened to room temp)
  • 1 1/2 cups white granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup warm milk (I used 1%)
  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened dark chocolate cocoa powder (I used one that is a blend of natural and dutched cocoa)
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp fine sea salt
  • 4 cups 1 lb fresh pitted cherries
  • 1/2 cup golden rum (I used Bacardi Gold $8/bottle at a liquor store)
  • 1/4 cup cold filtered water
  • 2 sticks (1 cup or 16 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened to room temp)
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
  • 16 oz 2 blocks cream cheese, softened to room temp and cut into 16 pieces
  • 4 Tbsp of the reserved cherry/rum syrup
  • Semi-sweet chocolate chips to create shaved chocolate
  • A handful of fresh cherries for the top
PREP
90M
SODIUM
238MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.