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    Easy Chocolate Cherry Sheet Cake

    Written by Kathrin (Leave a Comment)

    Fancy a moist cake with chocolate and cherries? This chocolate cherry sheet cake is easy and tastes delicious: chocolatey and fruity!

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    Attention, cake-lovers! Slightly tart dark chocolate and fruity sweet cherries: The ingredients in this easy chocolate cherry sheet cake are an excellent combination!

    What else is in favor of the cake? You can bake this simple chocolate cake with cherries very quickly in the oven in just 10 minutes – so it is also an actual last-minute recipe for spontaneous visitors!

    Jump to:
    • Taste and Occasion
    • Ingredients
    • How to make the Chocolate Cherry Sheet Cake
    • Top Tip
    • Recipe Card
    • Variations
    • Nutrition

    Taste and Occasion

    By the way, this easy chocolate cherry sheet cake is not only delicious in summer. Of course, the cake tastes especially good with fresh cherries. But out of season - or if you want to make it especially quickly - you can also use drained cherries from a jar or frozen fruits.

    chocolate-cake-with-cherries-from-the-baking-sheet

    Ingredients

    As you may have noticed, this recipe is a variation of my easy and quick summer fruit cake. The ratio of the primary ingredients is similar. It's just a cake with cherries and chocolate, the latter in the form of some melted dark chocolate as well as baking cocoa.

    Check out my other similar recipes!
    • Easy Chocolate Sheet Cake
    • Moist Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes
    • Delicious Homemade Cherry Cake
    • Cherry Nut Cake

    I admit it: I usually make a cherry chocolate cake with cherries from a jar for convenience. My grandma, on the other hand, owns a special cherry corer, in addition to many cherry trees 😉 You just put the fruit in the top and core it by pressing. Very practical.

    Except somehow there are too many theoretically helpful kitchen gadgets and not enough usable space in our cupboards. You know what I mean….

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    How to make the Chocolate Cherry Sheet Cake

    First things first: Preheat the oven to 360°F/180°C. Then, grease the baking sheet and dust it with flour or cover with baking paper.

    After this, wash and pit the cherries or, if from a jar, drain them. Next, beat the soft butter with the sugar until fluffy. Stir the eggs one by one into the egg mixture.

    Mix flour with nuts, cocoa and baking powder. Add to the dough alternately with the melted chocolate and milk. Stir vigorously, but no longer too long.

    Recipe Recommendation

    Easy Chocolate Sheet Cake

    This moist chocolate cake from the baking sheet always hits the spot! The perfect chocolate sheet cake for kids' birthdays, parties and Co - quick and easy to make, super delicious.

    Then, it's time to spread the dough on the baking sheet and smooth it out. Spread cherries on top. Bake the cake for about 20-25 minutes and enjoy your delicious, easy chocolate cherry sheet cake!

    delicious-chocolate-cake-with-cherries

    Top Tip

    If you want to make my easy chocolate cherry cake in a springform pan, use about half the ingredients. To be on the safe side, baking more in stock definitely doesn't hurt with this recipe, though 😉 .

    last-minute-chocolate-cake-with-cherries

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    Easy Chocolate Cherry Sheet Cake

    Delightfully fluffy and moist chocolate cherry sheet cake: This quick, easy chocolate cake with cherries from the baking sheet always hits the spot - and not just in the summer!
    Prep Time10 mins
    Baking Time20 mins
    Calories: 278kcal

    Equipment

    • Baking Sheet

    Ingredients

    • 250 grams (1 cup) butter, soft
    • 160 grams (¾ cup) sugar
    • 5 eggs, medium
    • 300 grams (2 ½ cups) all-purpose flour
    • 100 grams (1 cup) hazelnuts ground, or almonds
    • 40 grams (½ cup) baking cocoa
    • 16 grams (1 ⅓ tablespoons) baking powder
    • 100 grams (⅔ cup) dark chocolate, melted
    • 150 milliliters (⅔ cup) milk, or coffee or cherry juice
    • 500 grams (3 ⅔ cups) cherries, fresh or drained

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 360°F/180°C. Grease the baking sheet and dust with flour or cover with baking paper. Wash and pit the cherries or, if from a jar, drain them.
    • Beat the soft butter with the sugar until fluffy. Stir the eggs one by one into the egg mixture. Mix flour with nuts, cocoa and baking powder. Add to the dough alternately with the melted chocolate and milk. Stir vigorously, but no longer too long.
    • Spread the dough on the baking sheet and smooth it out. Spread cherries on top. Bake the cake for about 20-25 minutes.

    Notes

    • Instead of the classic milk in the batter, you can also use (cooled) coffee or cherry juice for this alternative.
    • And if you don't have or don't like cherries at the moment, you can make the chocolate sheet cake with currants, blueberries or apricots.

    Ingredient substitutions

    Do you want to replace some ingredients? Here you find tips for baking ingredient substitutions!
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    Variations

    If you're a real cherry fan like I am, you will love my Homemade Cherry Cake with Crumbles, too! Or what about this "cherrylicious" Easy & Moist Cherry Cake with Nuts? And if you want not only something chocolatey and fruity but also something deliciously creamy, this Black Forest Cake is the perfect recipe for you.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Easy Chocolate Cherry Sheet Cake
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 278 Calories from Fat 153
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 17g26%
    Saturated Fat 9g56%
    Trans Fat 1g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 4g
    Cholesterol 69mg23%
    Sodium 111mg5%
    Potassium 247mg7%
    Carbohydrates 29g10%
    Fiber 3g13%
    Sugar 13g14%
    Protein 5g10%
    Vitamin A 402IU8%
    Vitamin C 2mg2%
    Calcium 71mg7%
    Iron 2mg11%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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