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Spatula lifting a slice of Chocolate Cherry Cake.
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5 from 6 votes

Chocolate Cherry Cake

Chocolate Cherry Cake is rich and moist and tastes just like biting into a luscious cherry chocolate candy. The perfect dessert for Valentine's Day!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Chill in Refrigerator3 hours
Total Time3 hours 30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Chocolate Cherry Cake
Servings: 12
Calories: 331kcal
Author: Echo Blickenstaff

Equipment

  • 9x13 Cake Pan
  • Electric Mixer

Ingredients

  • 1 box Cake Mix (Devil's Food)
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1 (3 ounce) box cherry instant Jell-o mix
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1/2 cup ice cold water
  • 2 3.4 (3.4 ounce) box chocolate Jell-o instant pudding mix
  • 3 cups milk 2% or whole
  • 12 Maraschino cherries

Instructions

  • Mix cake mix, water, oil, and eggs well. Stir in mini chocolate chips. Pour mix into a greased 9x13 pan and bake according to package directions.
    Unbaked Chocolate Cake in a baking dish.
  • Let cake cool completely - about 1 hour. Using a fork, poke small holes all over the top of the cake.
    Poked holes in a baked chocolate cake with a fork.
  • Boil 1 cup water in a small saucepan and pour into a small bowl. Add cherry Jell-o mix and stir with a whisk until Jell-o is completely dissolved. Add cold water and stir.
    Bowl of liquid cherry jello next to a whisk and baked chocolate cake on the side.
  • Pour the hot Jell-o mixture over the cake. Try to drizzle it over evenly. Cover and refrigerate cake for 2 hours.
    Pouring cherry jello on top of baked poked chocolate cake.
  • While cake is in the refrigerator, mix the chocolate pudding mixes with 3 cups milk (2% or whole). Blend until pudding is completely dissolved. Refrigerate pudding for at least 1 hour.
    Mixing bowl with mixed chocolate pudding with whisk.
  • Frost the cake with the pudding and keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
    Spread pudding frosting on Chocolate Cherry Cake.
  • Garnish the cake with mini chocolate chips and maraschino cherries just before serving.
    Chocolate chips and maraschino cherries on top of Chocolate Cherry Cake in a baking dish.

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Notes

Recipe Tips

    • You'll notice in the recipe card below, we use less milk than called for on the pudding box instructions. Using a bit less milk makes the pudding thicker, therefore allowing it to hold its consistency better when spread on the cake.
    • Use at least 2% milk, preferably whole milk. This makes the pudding thicker and much creamier. It is so worth the few extra calories, I promise!
    • Garnish the cake with mini chocolate chips and maraschino cherries just before serving. I also like to serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

Nutrition

Calories: 331kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 288mg | Potassium: 96mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 181IU | Calcium: 101mg | Iron: 1mg