Chocolate and cherry cake
19 Mar 2015
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Total Time
45 minutes
Background
This chocolate and cherry cake is perfect for special occasions (Valentine's Day, anniversaries etc) particularly if you make the alcoholic version. For a dairy-free version use vegetable based margarine and milk (I've made it both with almond and coconut milk).
Ingredients
- 1½ cups of cherries, pitted & halved
- Brandy or liqueur (optional)
- 1 cup of all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup soft cane sugar
- ½ cup softened butter or margarine
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk or coconut milk
- ½ cup chocolate chips (of top quality)
- Brandy (optional)
Instructions
- If you want to make the alcoholic version, pit and halve the cherries and soak them in brandy overnight.
- Preheat oven to 190°C. Lightly grease a 22 cm springform cake pan and line with baking paper.
- In a bowl mix together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
- Beat the sugar and butter until light and fluffy, then add the egg and vanilla and beat for another minute.
- Add the dry ingredients and pour in the milk. Stir and add most of the chocolate chips (for the alcoholic version stir in 1 spoonful of the brandy marinade) .
- Tip the mixture into the pan. Spread it out evenly, then top with the cherry halves (push these slightly into the batter).
- Bake for about 30 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Let it cool completely on a wire rack.
- Dust with icing sugar just before serving.
Tips
- You can use frozen cherries or jarred cherries in (brandy) syrup.
- For your own alcoholic cherries use any type of brandy - or Amaretto (in which case almond milk works better in the recipe).
- Make your own chocolate chips: put chunks of chocolate into a tea towel and bash with a rolling pin!
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Categories
- Meal Type: - Cakes - Dessert - Edible Gifts
- Cuisines: - Spanish
- Occasions: - Afternoon Tea - Anniversaries - Christmas - Mothers Day - Parties - Picnic - Valentine's Day
- Ingredients: - Chocolate - Common Fruits - Wheat & Flour
- Health and Diet: - Dairy Free
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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