Shelly's Recipe

DARK CHOCOLATE CHUNK CHERRY CAKE

Category: Cakes from Cake Mixes

Unsweetened cocoa, for dusting
1 pkg yellow cake mix with pudding
1/2 cup sugar
1 small pkg devil’s food instant pudding
4 large eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup water
1 (8 oz) container sour cream
5 (3 oz) dark chocolate bars, divided
1/2 cup coarsely chopped dried cherries
1 tbsp butter
1/3 cup heavy whipping cream

Grease a Bundt pan and dust with cocoa. Combine next 3 ingredients in a mixing bowl. Beat eggs and next 4 ingredients at medium speed until blended. Gradually add oil mixture to the dry ingredients; beat 2 minutes. Coarsely chop 3 chocolate bars; fold cherries and chocolate into batter. Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350 for 1 hour. Cool cake in pan on wire rack 15 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.

Coarsely chop 1 chocolate bar with butter and place in a bowl; set aside. Bring whipping cream to a simmer in a small saucepan. Remove from heat; and immediately pour over chocolate and butter. Whisk gently until smooth. Cool glaze for 3 minutes or until slightly thickened. Drizzle glaze over cake. Coarsely chop remaining chocolate bar; sprinkle over cake.