These Chocolate Covered Cherry Mini Cakes are incredibly easy to make cupcake versions of the beloved Cherry Cordial Chocolates. A mini bundt pan is used to easily create the cavity for the cherry filling then a simple ganache tops the little cakes.
Chocolate Covered Cherry Mini Cakes
There is something about chocolate covered cherries that just seems a little extra romantic to me. I know the classic heart box of chocolates is the Valentine's standard, but the simple chocolate covered cherry is always sweet & reliable, whereas the sample boxes can give you a rude surprise (I'm not a big fan of cremes).
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Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting is another fave around here, and so is my Nordic Ware Platinum Mini Bundt Pan
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I thought about how the hollow in a mini-bundt could be filled, and a new sort of black forest cake came to mind. A single serve chocolate covered cherry cake. I got to mixing some batter.
Once the chocolate mini bundt cakes were cool, I filled them with cherry pie filling, and topped off with a quick chocolate ganache. I made the chocolate cake from scratch, but by all means a good chocolate cake mix would do just fine for this.
Pressed for time? Get these flavors in my crazy easy Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake.
Ingredients
- Chocolate cake batter prepare according to box directions or use the Chocolate Cherry Cake batter recipe below
- 1 can of cherry pie filling
Easy Chocolate Ganache
- 1 cup bitter or semi- sweet chocolate chopped or chips
- 2 tbs butter
- 1 tbs milk
- **optional whipped cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease & flour a mini-bundt pan.
- Prepare cake batter, and fill the pan cavities ¾ full.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes, until pick pulls clean. Then cool a few minutes & remove to rack to finish cooling.
- Fill each mini-bundt cake with cherry pie filling. Focus on getting some cherries in and gently press down, a little will absorb into cake giving you a bit more room to fit more. Fill right up to the top.
- Prepare ganache in microwave: Place the ingredients in microwave safe bowl and zap for 20 seconds, stir. Repeat until smooth but not completely soupy.
- Spoon over each cake, and gently swirl spoon to ensure the whole top is covered.
- Allow to cool a minute or two before serving, or do ahead of time.
- Top with whipped cream & leftover cherry filling if you like.
Notes
Chocolate Cherry Cake Batter
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter softened
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¼ teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup low fat buttermilk
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tbs cherry juice concentrate
- ⅓ cup finely chopped bitter or semi-sweet chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Cream the butter, sugar and salt together.
- Add egg, vanilla & buttermilk. Whisk.
- Add the baking soda, cocoa & flour. Mix well. Then add the cherry concentrate and mix until well blended.
- Fold in the chocolate until evenly distributed.
- Baking time will vary by pan choice.
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Mickey says
They look so good! I definitely would love to try these, with and without the whipped cream. So pretty. 🙂
Rachel @ Following In My Shoes says
I pretty much wanna leak my computer screen right now.... thanks a lot.
😉
Rachel @ Following In My Shoes says
LICK!! LICK!! LICK!
(not leak)
HilLesha says
That looks very yummy!
Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins says
I wish you lived closer to me, lol. These look so amazing and if you were closer I'd be the first one knocking on your door. Yum!
Tricia Nightowlmama says
omgosh I'm in love these look so delicious
vanessa: thequeenofswag says
These look amazing. I definitely want to make these for Valentine's Day.
Toni says
Wow, that looks delish.
April Decheine says
Wow I am not a sweet eater but it looks so freaking good! My hubby would love this!
Jenn says
What a sweet surprise in the middle!
Becca @ Mama B says
I'm not a fan of cherries but these sure do look good!
Colleen says
This looks amazing and so sweet!
Shell Feis says
Those are so pretty! This would be such a sweet treat for Valentine's Day.
Lolo says
Yum! I just want to bite into one of these!
Kathleen says
Now that, is my kind of dessert. The boys love cherries too, so this would be a huge hit in our home!
Julie says
Now I'm definitely going to need a mini bundt pan – there are so many cute dessert possibilities!
Robin Gagnon says
It is one of my personal faves. More fun than a cupcake in my book 🙂
Anne says
That looks amazing! A lot of chocolate but I'd eat it!
Penelope Guzman (NYC Blogger) says
Ooh, that is romantic! I love, love, love delectable chocolate that looks as rich as this one does!
Maria G. says
Such dessert is really very romantic especially for a chocolate lover. I think that strawberry jam filling will be also very tasty. Any tea party with such dessert should be really successful!
Theresa @ Faith and Family Reviews says
Oh my goodness the photos and recipes I am coming across today! Making my tummy rumble and my sweet tooth water (or is that my mouth water?! lol!)
Marcie W. says
These look oh so good! I don't own a mini bundt cake pan, but I do have a standard size one, so a large version of this deliciousness may be perfect for our family.
Kelsey Apley says
Goodness these look amazing!!! My husband is a diabetic so he can't eat them, but I think I might have to make some for me!
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
My only issue with these is that I would end up eating them ALL!!!
Tammy says
Oh those look so great - I love mini desserts because I'm way better at controlling how much I eat with them.
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says
You just really can't go wrong with chocolates and cherries together, especially in cake form!
Raijean S says
Why do you make everything I don't need look so good!!