Cherry Garcia Chocolate Cherry Cake Recipe
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Do you love Chocolate Cherry Cake? This Cherry Garcia Chocolate Cherry Cake recipe brings all the flavors of the well known Cherry Garcia ice cream and brings it into a cake worthy of its name. Make this cherry chocolate cherry cake today.
Whether you like chocolate cherry cake or want a cake version of Ben and Jerry’s popular ice cream, there is no doubt that this cake is going to be a crowd pleaser. With several layers of cherry goodness, this cake is great for a potluck or celebration.
What is Cherry Garcia Cake
If you have ever had the Ben and Jerry ice cream, Cherry Garcia, this is cake version that is a chocolate cherry cake. I have taken the delicious flavors of the ice cream, with chocolate and cherry flavors. This cake is moist and delicious and full of cherry flavor. While it might seem like the list of ingredients is long, it is easy to make and based off a french vanilla cake mix.
What to Serve with this Cherry Garcia Cake
Chances are, if you are going to be making this decadent cherry cake, you are going to be entertaining. A few of my favorite recipes to entertain with are:
- Taco Salad Dip
- Best Deviled Egg Recipe
- Crack Chicken Tacos
- Chicken Shish Kabob
- Instant Pot Green Beans and Bacon
- Pea Salad Recipe
- Chipotle Corn Recipe
- Lasagna Recipe Using Spaghetti Sauce
Ingredients for Cherry Garcia Cake
- french vanilla cake mix
- milk
- butter
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- Maraschino cherries
- Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- Powdered sugar
- Cherry extract
- red gel food coloring
- heavy whipping cream
- mini chocolate chips
- Chocolate shaving sprinkles
How to Make Cherry Garcia Chocolate Cherry Cake
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray cake pans with Pam baking spray
Using a standing mixer, beat all cake ingredients together until combined and well mixed
Fold in the chopped cherries and chocolate chips
Divide the batter evenly between the three cake pans
Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean in the center
Allow to cool completely on the counter
Using a standing mixer, beat together all cherry frosting ingredients for 5-7 minutes or until frosting is smooth and combined with stiff peaks
Scoop into a bowl and set aside
Clean out the mixer bowl
Using the vanilla frosting ingredients, beat together in the standing mixer for 5-7 minutes or until frosting is smooth and combined with stiff peaks
Scoop 1 ½ C of the white frosting into the piping bag and set aside
Building the cake directions
Using the cake leveler, cut the domes off the cake rounds to make them leveled
Place one cake round onto the cake board
Scoop 1 ½ C of the cherry frosting onto the top of the cake and smooth evenly with the angled spatula 
Place another cake round on top of the first one
Scoop another 1 ½ C of the cherry frosting onto the second cake round and smooth evenly
Place the third cake round on top of the second one
Scoop remaining white frosting onto the top of the cake and frost entire cake
Sprinkle the mini chocolate chips around the bottom of the cake
Pipe dollops of frosting along the top of the cake
Sprinkle the chocolate shavings onto the dollops
Top the dollops with Cherries
Cut into slices and enjoy! 
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Cherry Garcia Chocolate Cherry Cake Recipe
Do you love Chocolate Cherry Cake? This Cherry Garcia Chocolate Cherry Cake recipe brings all the flavors of the well known Cherry Garcia ice cream and brings it into a cake worthy of its name. Make this cherry chocolate cherry cake today.
Servings 12
Ingredients
Ingredients :
- 2 Boxes of french vanilla cake mix
- 2 C whole milk
- 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 6 large eggs
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 C Chopped Maraschino cherries
- 2 C Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 3 9 inch round cake pans
- 1 10 inch round cake board
- 1 cake leveler
Cherry Frosting
- 2 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 4 C Powdered sugar
- 3 tsp Cherry extract
- 3-6 drops red gel food coloring
- 1 Angled spatula
Vanilla Frosting
- 3 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 6 C powdered sugar
- 3 tsp vanilla extract
- 3-6 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- 1 large piping bag fitted with large star tip
- 1 Large angled spatula
Decoration Ingredients
- 1 C mini chocolate chips
- Chocolate shaving sprinkles
- ½ C Maraschino cherries with stem
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray cake pans with pam baking spray
- Using a standing mixer, beat all cake ingredients together until combined and well mixed
- Fold in the chopped cherries and chocolate chips
- Divide the batter evenly between the three cake pans
- Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean in the center
- Allow to cool completely on the counter
- Using a standing mixer, beat together all cherry frosting ingredients for 5-7 minutes or until frosting is smooth and combined with stiff peaks
- Scoop into a bowl and set aside
- Clean out the mixer bowl
- Using the vanilla frosting ingredients, beat together in the standing mixer for 5-7 minutes or until frosting is smooth and combined with stiff peaks
- Scoop 1 ½ C of the white frosting into the piping bag and set aside
- Building the cake directions
- Using the cake leveler, cut the domes off the cake rounds to make them leveled
- Place one cake round onto the cake board
- Scoop 1 ½ C of the cherry frosting onto the top of the cake and smooth evenly with the angled spatula
- Place another cake round on top of the first one
- Scoop another 1 ½ C of the cherry frosting onto the second cake round and smooth evenly
- Place the third cake round on top of the second one
- Scoop remaining white frosting onto the top of the cake and frost entire cake
- Sprinkle the mini chocolate chips around the bottom of the cake
- Pipe dollops of frosting along the top of the cake
- Sprinkle the chocolate shavings onto the dollops
- Top the dollops with Cherries
- Cut into slices and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 1959kcal | Carbohydrates: 227g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 115g | Saturated Fat: 71g | Cholesterol: 339mg | Sodium: 1475mg | Potassium: 347mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 183g | Vitamin A: 3155IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 350mg | Iron: 4.5mg
