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.

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
• 1/2 C Maraschino cherries with stem

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray cake pans with pam baking spray
2. Using a standing mixer, beat all cake ingredients together until combined and well mixed
3. Fold in the chopped cherries and chocolate chips
4. Divide the batter evenly between the three cake pans
5. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean in the center
6. Allow to cool completely on the counter
7. Using
   a standing mixer, beat together all cherry frosting ingredients for 5-7
   minutes or until frosting is smooth and combined with stiff peaks
8. Scoop into a bowl and set aside
9. Clean out the mixer bowl
10. 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
11. Scoop 1 1/2 C of the white frosting into the piping bag and set aside
12. Building the cake directions
13. Using the cake leveler, cut the domes off the cake rounds to make them leveled
14. Place one cake round onto the cake board
15. Scoop 1 1/2 C of the cherry frosting onto the top of the cake and smooth evenly with the angled spatula
16. Place another cake round on top of the first one
17. Scoop another 1 1/2 C of the cherry frosting onto the second cake round and smooth evenly
18. Place the third cake round on top of the second one
19. Scoop remaining white frosting onto the top of the cake and frost entire cake
20. Sprinkle the mini chocolate chips around the bottom of the cake
21. Pipe dollops of frosting along the top of the cake
22. Sprinkle the chocolate shavings onto the dollops
23. Top the dollops with Cherries
24. 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