Description
This Bubbly Bold Cherry Chocolate Cake with a Secret Twist is the ultimate celebration dessert, combining rich chocolate and bright cherry flavor with the fun fizz of cherry soda. Moist, fluffy, and topped with cherry whipped cream and chocolate shavings, it’s a showstopping cake perfect for gatherings, birthdays, or just because. A must-try twist on the classic cherry chocolate cake.
Ingredients
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups granulated sugar
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
½ cup vegetable oil
1 cup cherry soda (like Cheerwine or Cherry 7UP)
¼ cup maraschino cherry juice
1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
½ cup powdered sugar
1 cup chopped chocolate or chocolate shavings
1 cup whole maraschino cherries (for topping)
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
3. In a separate bowl, mix eggs, buttermilk, vegetable oil, and cherry soda until smooth.
4. Combine the wet and dry ingredients, stirring until lump-free.
5. Pour batter into the baking dish and bake for 30–35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
6. Let the cake cool completely on a wire rack.
7. In a chilled bowl, whip heavy cream until soft peaks form. Add powdered sugar and cherry juice, and beat until stiff peaks form.
8. Spread whipped topping over the cooled cake.
9. Garnish with whole maraschino cherries and chocolate shavings before serving.
Notes
For best results, use regular cherry soda, not diet—diet varieties may affect the texture and rise.
Chill your mixing bowl and beaters before whipping cream to get the fluffiest topping.
To enhance the chocolate flavor, sift cocoa powder before mixing into the batter.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 23g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 65mg