Summertime is cherry time for us! Sweet, sour and super refreshing – cherry recipes taste like summer and vacation and we want to try out as many of them as possible before the season ends soon. Of course, we also enjoy the low-calorie and delicious fruits on their own as a small snack, but you can do so much with them! They taste delicious in desserts, cocktails and even savory dishes and are an integral part of our kitchen. Do you love cherries and cake? Then you've come to the right place. How about a moist chocolate cherry cake for dessert? Whether on a tray, from the Thermomix, with sprinkles or a vegan chocolate cherry cake - our juicy cherry cakes are guaranteed to become the whole family's new favorite, we promise!
Bake the cherry cake with fresh cherries or cherries from a jar?
Whether you bake the chocolate cherry cake with fresh cherries or cherries from a jar is purely a matter of taste. Either way, it tastes super juicy and delicious. But during the cherry season in summer, we would recommend you to go for fresh fruits. If pitting the cherries is too time-consuming for you or if you want to enjoy the cake all year round, then cherries in a jar are also a very good option. Alternatively, you can use frozen cherries, but you should thaw them first, then drain them and then pat them dry with a kitchen towel.
Like you oneCook delicious cherry jam, we have already shown you. Now it's time for dessert! Fruity, chocolaty and made in no time – this juicy chocolate cherry cake on the tray is an absolute must in the summer!
Ingredients:
- 280 grams of cherries, pitted
- 100 grams of wheat flour
- 200 grams of brown sugar
- 185 Gramm Butter
- 3 Owner
- 30 grams of cocoa powder
- 180 grams of dark chocolate
- 1 tbsp Vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Heat butter and half the sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat for 2 minutes until butter is melted.
- Remove from heat and add half of the chopped chocolate. Stir until you get a homogeneous mass.
- Mix wheat flour, cocoa powder and baking powder in a bowl.
- Beat eggs, remaining sugar and vanilla extract in a separate bowl with a hand mixer for 6-7 minutes until fluffy.
- Add the butter mixture and stir well.
- Add dry ingredients little by little and stir into a smooth dough.
- Fold in the remaining chocolate and spread it on the baking tray.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes and allow to cool completely.
- And your juicy chocolate cherry cake is ready!
The best cherry cake from the Thermomix
Would you like to prepare the chocolate cherry cake in the Thermomix? We have the perfect recipe for you too. Wonderfully juicy and with nuts – the perfect dessert for anyone with a sweet tooth!
Ingredients:
- 130 grams of wheat flour
- 180 grams of granulated sugar
- 130 grams butter, at room temperature
- 100 grams of dark chocolate, chopped finely
- 130 grams of hazelnuts
- 4 Owner
- 1 pack of baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Cherry topping:
- 680 grams of cherries from the jar
- 30 grams of sugar
- 50 Gramm Butter
- 100 grams of almond sticks
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line a springform pan with baking paper.
- Place hazelnuts in the mixing bowl and chop for 5 seconds/speed 5, transfer.
- Put the chocolate in the mixing bowl and chop for 5 seconds at speed 5.
- Put the remaining ingredients for the dough into the mixing bowl and mix for 1 minute at speed 6.
- Pour the dough into the springform pan and distribute the cherries over it.
- For the topping, steam the sugar, butter and almond sticks for 2 minutes at level 3 and 60 degrees.
- Place on top of the cherries and bake the chocolate-nut-cherry cake for 45 minutes.
Black Forest cherry cake
And now a recipe for the popular Black Forest cake with a twist! To do this, we will bake the chocolate cherry cake in the loaf pan and the result is a super aromatic and irresistibly delicious dessert that screams summer!
Ingredients for the cherry cake:
- 150 grams of wheat flour
- 200 Gramm Butter
- 200 grams of brown sugar
- 4 Owner
- 50 grams of cocoa powder
- 200 grams of cherries, soaked in kirsch
- 100 grams of dark chocolate
- 1 tsp baking powder
Topping:
- 300 grams of double cream
- 100 grams of cherry jam
- Kirschwasser
- 30 grams of powdered sugar
- Fresh cherries for garnish
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line a loaf pan with baking paper.
- Beat the butter and sugar in a bowl with a hand mixer for 4-5 minutes until fluffy.
- Add eggs, wheat flour, cocoa powder and baking powder and beat until smooth.
- Drain the cherries and add them to the dough along with the chopped chocolate.
- Stir well and pour into the loaf pan.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes and brush the cake with a little kirsch while it is still hot.
- For the topping, beat the double cream with the powdered sugar until fluffy and spread on the cake.
- Top with cherry jam and fresh cherries and your simple chocolate kish cake from the loaf pan is ready!
Vegan chocolate cherry cake
Just because you don't consume animal products doesn't mean you have to miss out on a delicious dessert. Instead, you'll bake a vegan chocolate cherry cake that's just as delicious and moist!
Ingredients:
- 250 grams of spelled flour
- 50 grams of cocoa powder
- 150 grams of brown sugar
- 240 ml almond milk
- 80 grams coconut oil, melted
- 350 grams of cherries, pitted
- 1 TL Vanilleextrakt
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 pack of baking powder
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line a springform pan with baking paper.
- Mix the cherries with the cornstarch in a bowl.
- Whisk together wheat flour, cocoa powder, sugar and baking powder in a separate bowl.
- Mix almond milk with coconut oil, apple cider vinegar and vanilla extract and gradually add to the flour mixture.
- Stir into a smooth dough and pour half of it into the baking pan.
- Spread half of the cherries on top and repeat the process.
- Bake the vegan chocolate cherry cake for 50-55 minutes, let it cool slightly and enjoy!
The best chocolate cherry cake with sprinkles
Aromatic chocolate cherry cake with sprinkles just like Grandma’s – do we need to say anything else?
Cake ingredients:
- 240 grams of wheat flour
- 150 grams of sugar
- 55 Gramm Butter
- 1 No
- 120 ml buttermilk
- 270 grams of cherries, pitted
- 80 grams of dark chocolate, chopped finely
- 1 TL Vanilleextrakt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking powder
Streusel-Topping:
- 50 grams of wheat flour
- 45 grams of oat flakes
- 100 grams of sugar
- 20 ml buttermilk
- 20 ml olive oil
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 TL Vanilleextrakt
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line a springform pan with baking paper.
- Whisk together wheat flour, baking powder and cinnamon in a large bowl.
- Beat butter and sugar in a separate bowl with a hand mixer for 2-3 minutes.
- Add eggs and vanilla extract and stir well.
- Alternately add the flour mixture and buttermilk to the butter mixture and stir into a smooth dough.
- Fold in the cherries and chocolate and pour into the baking pan.
- Mix the ingredients for the streusel and spread over the top.
- Bake the chocolate cherry cake with streusel for 45 minutes until golden brown.
Cheesecake brownies with cherries
Would you like some brownies? Or would you prefer cheesecake with fresh cherries? Why not try both and our cherry cheesecake brownies recipe?
Brownie batter ingredients:
- 80 grams of wheat flour
- 225 grams dark chocolate, roughly chopped
- 150 Gramm Butter
- 200 grams of powdered sugar
- 3 Owner
- 1 TL Vanilleextrakt
Cheesecake dough:
- 300 grams of cream cheese, soft
- 50 grams of powdered sugar
- 2 Owner
- 1 TL Vanilleextrakt
- 200 grams of cherries, pitted
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line a square baking pan with baking paper.
- Melt butter and chocolate in a water bath and let cool slightly.
- Add powdered sugar, eggs and vanilla extract and mix until smooth.
- Add wheat flour and mix into a homogeneous dough. Pour into the baking pan.
- Beat the ingredients for the cheesecake in a bowl with a whisk until creamy and spread over the brownie batter.
- Stir lightly with a fork and top with the cherries.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes and enjoy!
