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Close-up of a slice of cherry chip cake with pink frosting and cherries.
Recipe

Cherry Chip Cake

Servings: 12
Author: Jaclyn
Prep: 1 hour
Cook: 25 minutes
Total: 1 hour 25 minutes
This cherry chip cake is soft, sweet, and packed with bits of real maraschino cherries. Made with a boxed white cake mix and topped with cherry buttercream, it’s a fun, nostalgic dessert that’s easy to make.

Equipment

Ingredients
 

Cake

  • 15.25 ounce white cake mix
  • 10 ounce jar maraschino cherries juice reserved and divided
  • ½ cup unsalted butter melted
  • 3 large eggs
  • ½ cup whole milk

Frosting

  • 2 lbs confectioners sugar
  • 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 6 Tablespoons whole milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat two 8 or 9 inch round cake pans with non-stick spray and set aside.
  • Drain the maraschino cherries, reserving the juice. You’ll need ½ cup for the cake and 2 Tablespoons for the frosting. Set the juice aside.
  • Rinse and pat the cherries dry. Reserve a few whole cherries for decorating, if desired. Chop the rest.
  • In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, ½ cup reserved cherry juice, melted butter, eggs, and milk. Mix until no dry streaks remain — don’t overmix. Fold in the chopped maraschino cherries.
  • Divide batter evenly between the two pans. Bake for 22–28 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
  • Let cakes cool in pans for 15 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
  • In a large bowl, beat the butter until smooth. Add confectioners’ sugar, milk, and 2 Tbsp reserved cherry juice, and beat until fluffy. This may take 2–3 minutes with a hand mixer.
  • Place one cake layer on your serving plate. Spread a generous layer of frosting on top.
  • Add the second cake layer. Frost the top and sides of the cake.
  • If desired, pipe extra frosting around the edges and decorate with the reserved cherries.

Notes

You can also make the cake in a 9×13 pan.
Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 697kcal | Carbohydrates: 116g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 104mg | Sodium: 278mg | Potassium: 77mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 99g | Vitamin A: 808IU | Calcium: 127mg | Iron: 1mg
Close-up of a slice of cherry chip cake with pink frosting and cherries.

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