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Cherry Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake

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Cherry Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake with chocolate chips, maraschino cherries, and chocolate ganache drip.
Servings 12 slices
Author Mandy Merriman - Baking with Blondie

Equipment

  • bundt cake

Ingredients

Cherry Chip Bundt Cake

  • 2/3 cup buttermilk room temperature
  • 2/3 cup sour cream room temperature
  • 4 egg whites room temperature
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/3 cup maraschino cherry juice
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla
  • 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1 15.25oz Box White Cake Mix I used Duncan Hines, but anything similar should be fine.

Cherry Soak (optional, but adds more maraschino cherry flavor)

  • 2/3 cup maraschino cherry juice (from the jar with the cherries in it) optional

Chocolate Ganache Drip

  • 1 cup chocolate melts I used Ghirardelli milk chocolate melts
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream

Garnish

  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1 cup maraschino cherries (with stems)

Instructions

Cherry Chip Bundt Cake

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and prep a bundt cake pan with a swipe of shortening and a dusting of flour (or you can use baking spray, cake goop, etc). Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, hand whisk together all the ingredients except for the cake mix. When everything has been thoroughly combined, sift in the cake mix, and gently stir until it's just combined. Add cake batter to the prepared bundt pan, then bake for 25-27 minutes. Let the cake cool in the pan for less than 1 minute, then flip the bundt out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
    *SOAK: if you'd like to add in the soak, place a cookie sheet under the cooling rack and pour the soak overtop the bundt cake.

For the Ganache

  • Add the chocolate and heavy cream together in a microwave safe bowl, then heat for 30 seconds and stir. Heat again and stir until it's smooth. Add to a drip bottle, or use a spoon to pour the ganache over the bundt cake. TIP: If it's too thin and runs to the bottom too fast, either let it cool for 10 minutes, or add in a few more chocolate pieces and stir to thicken the consistency. If it's too thick, add in a teaspoon of heavy cream and stir to thin it out a bit.
  • Garnishes
  • Add on the mini chocolate chips and top with the maraschino cherries. Enjoy!