Cherry Cordial Cake Recipe

This recipe uses the Hershey's "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Cake recipe, but with the flair of our favorite Holiday treat: Cordial Cherries!

Cake Ingredients

·         ½ cup vegetable oil

·         2 teaspoons vanilla extract

·         1 cup boiling water

·         2  eggs

·         1 cup milk

·         1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

·         1 teaspoon salt

·         1 ¾  cups all-purpose flour

·         1 ½  cups maraschino cherries, chopped

·         1 bag Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate Chips

·         3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Special Dark Cocoa

·         1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder

·         2 cups sugar

Directions

1.       Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan. 

2.       Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Add Cherries and chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pans. 

3.       Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely. Frost with cream cheese frosting (see below) and top with maraschino cherry.

Icing Ingredients

·         8 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened

·         1 cup Powdered Sugar

·         ⅛ teaspoons Salt

·         1 teaspoon Vanilla

·         1-½ cup Heavy Whipping Cream

Directions

1.        Beat cream cheese, sugar, salt and vanilla till smooth. Gradually add heavy cream and beat until light and fluffy.