Franklin Spice Works
Dark Chocolate Cherry Cake
A moist, deeply chocolate cake with a bright note of cherry. Rich, tender, and impossible to resist.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup Dutch cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup strong hot coffee
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp Natural Cherry Extract
Instructions
- Whisk dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, mix wet ingredients including cherry extract.
- Combine wet and dry until smooth batter forms.
- Pour into two greased 9-inch cake pans.
- Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes. Cool completely.
- Frost with cherry buttercream: beat 1 cup butter, 3 cups powdered sugar, and 1.5 tsp cherry extract until fluffy.