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4 Ingredient Chocolate Cherry Cake

February 13, 2018

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With just 4 Ingredients, you can make this super easy Chocolate Cherry Cake. Perfect for potlucks, summer BBQ’s, or evening dessert.

With just 4 Ingredients, you can make this super easy Chocolate Cherry Cake. Perfect for potlucks, summer BBQ's, or evening dessert. #4Ingredient #EasyCake

4 Ingredient Chocolate Cherry Cake

I love simple dessert recipes that require just a couple ingredients to make. I have shared quite a few of our favorites here on the blog. Our Boston Cream Poke Cake is one of our favorite easy cake recipes. It uses canned frosting to create a easy chocolate ganache. I used that same technique with this Chocolate Cherry Cake. The layer of chocolate kicks this dessert over the top.

With just 4 Ingredients, you can make this super easy Chocolate Cherry Cake. Perfect for potlucks, summer BBQ's, or evening dessert. #4Ingredient #EasyCake

So many simple cake recipes start with a basic boxed cake mix. In this recipe, I used a Dark Chocolate Fudge. I LOVE chocolate. If you prefer less chocolate, you could use a Devils food cake mix or just a plain chocolate. The cherry flavor really comes though from the Cherry Pie filling. You will definitely taste it on your first bite.

With just 4 Ingredients, you can make this super easy Chocolate Cherry Cake. Perfect for potlucks, summer BBQ's, or evening dessert. #4Ingredient #EasyCake

This cake is super tasty all by itself. I added on some whipped cream and a cherry on top just to give it a bit of extra yumminess. The cake would perfect without the garnish too! As you take your first bite, you think, “oh this is a great basic chocolate cake.” Then the cherry flavor kicks and you realize that it is not just a plain cake.

With just 4 Ingredients, you can make this super easy Chocolate Cherry Cake. Perfect for potlucks, summer BBQ's, or evening dessert. #4Ingredient #EasyCake

Summer is just around the corner and I plan to make this for our first family grill-out. I think it will be great for summer bbq’s and potlucks.

With just 4 Ingredients, you can make this super easy Chocolate Cherry Cake. Perfect for potlucks, summer BBQ's, or evening dessert. #4Ingredient #EasyCake

The ingredients for this super tasty cake are so simple. You will need a chocolate cake mix, canned cherry pie filling, 2 eggs, and a can of Duncan Hines Creamy Home Style Frosting. You can have this delicious dessert in the oven in just a few minutes time.

INGREDIENTS
1 box Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
2 Eggs
21 oz Cherry Pie Filling
1 can Duncan Hines Creamy Homestyle Chocolate Frosting

DIRECTIONS
Grease 13 x 9 cake pan. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 350.
Combine cake mix, pie filling and eggs in a large bowl.
Mix until well combined.
Spread into to prepared pan.
Bake 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Allow to cool 15 minutes.
Remove lid and foil liner from frosting.
Heat frosting in microwave for 30 seconds and stir. Repeat until frosting is pourable.
Pour over cake and refrigerate at least 15 minutes.
Garnish with whipped cream and maraschino cherries if desired.
Inspired by: Sweet And Savory by Sunshine!

 

Do you have a favorite simple cake recipe that you make often?

With just 4 Ingredients, you can make this super easy Chocolate Cherry Cake. Perfect for potlucks, summer BBQ's, or evening dessert. #4Ingredient #EasyCake

 

With just 4 Ingredients, you can make this super easy Chocolate Cherry Cake. Perfect for potlucks, summer BBQ's, or evening dessert. #4Ingredient #EasyCake

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4 Ingredient Chocolate Cherry Cake

With just 4 Ingredients, you can make this super easy Chocolate Cherry Cake. Perfect for potlucks, summer BBQ's, or evening dessert.
Author Jen

Ingredients

  • 1 box Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
  • 2 Eggs
  • 21 oz Cherry Pie Filling
  • 1 can Creamy Chocolate Frosting

Instructions

  • Grease 13 x 9 cake pan. Set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Combine cake mix, pie filling and eggs in a large bowl.
  • Mix until well combined.
  • Spread into to prepared pan.
  • Bake 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Allow to cool 15 minutes.
  • Remove lid and foil liner from frosting.
  • Heat frosting in microwave for 30 seconds and stir. Repeat until frosting is pourable.
  • Pour over cake and refrigerate at least 15 minutes.
  • Garnish with whipped cream and maraschino cherries if desired.
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  1. Juli J. Engel says

    April 10, 2019 at 4:43 pm

    5 stars
    I’ve made this cake three times now, and it gets raves from everyone who tries a slice. My (picky) grown son said it was the best cake he’s ever eaten! I do make two changes based on another similar recipe. I add one teaspoon of almond extract along with the eggs and cherry pie filling, and I fold in one cup of miniature chocolate chips after the batter has been mixed with the mixer, The cake is really moist, and the combination of chocolate and cherry is delicious. This is a definite keeper!

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  2. Kim~madeinaday says

    February 20, 2018 at 9:40 am

    5 stars
    What an easy ganache! I will do the melting of the icing on my next cake! Very clever. Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Hope to see ya next week! Sharing on FB.
    Kim

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  3. Pam says

    February 13, 2018 at 2:40 pm

    5 stars
    My step-grandmother used to make a cake like this. She’d mix cake mix according to directions then add pie filling. When it was still hot she covered the top with miniature marshmallows and put it back in the oven for a few minutes. Once cool she poured frosting over. So good!

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