Chocolate cherry cake is a dessert classic that balances rich cocoa flavor with the sweet-tart notes of cherries. Layers of moist chocolate sponge alternate with cherry filling, creating both visual appeal and depth of taste. This cake works well for birthdays, festive dinners, or special treats. The harmony of chocolate and fruit elevates any celebration with elegance and flavor.
How can you quickly and easily make a festive cake? Ready-made sponge cakes come to the rescue, which can be prepared with any cream and various fillings. You can use bananas, nuts, pineapple, kiwi, coconut, peaches, raspberries, strawberries, or blackberries. And the combination of classic cream with canned cherries and chocolate chips is incredibly tasty and appetizing.
- ready-made sponge cake layers
- Butter⅔ cup
- Condensed milk1 cup
- Chocolate1 bar
- Preserved cherries1 jar
- Vanilla1 packet
- Mix the butter at room temperature with the condensed milk. Beat with a mixer until the cream thickens and is covered with light ripples. At the end of beating, you can add vanilla if you wish.
- Before spreading the first layer, soak it with juice from the compote. This will make the cake moister.
- Spread the cream on the first cake layer.
- Place the second sponge cake on top of the first one, which has been soaked and generously coated with cream, then soak it with juice and coat it generously with cream. Remove the pits from the cherries and cover the sponge cake completely with the berries.
- Cover with the last layer, soak with sweet juice, and spread cream on the top and sides.
- Grate the chocolate using a coarse grater.
- Sprinkle the crumbs over the top and sides of the cake.
- Let the cake sit in the refrigerator for at least 3-4 hours so that the cherry juice and cream properly soak into the layers.
- Cut and enjoy this quick and delicious cake!