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Chocolate Cherry Angel Food Cake Recipe


By: Amy Wickett
   
Recipe Categories: Cake Recipes   |   Chocolate Recipes   |   Dessert Recipes   |   Member Recipes
Average Rating: (1 vote)
Yield: 12 servings
 
Ingredients
    1 package (16 ounces) angel food cake mix  
    1/3 cup finely chopped maraschino cherries, well drained  
    1 square (1 ounce) semisweet chocolate, grated  
  GLAZE:  
    2 tablespoons butter (no substitutes)  
    1 square (1 ounce) semisweet chocolate  
    1 tablespoon light corn syrup  
    1 cup confectioners' sugar  
    3 to 5 teaspoons maraschino cherry juice  
    Maraschino cherries and fresh mint, optional  
 
Instructions
 
  1. In a large mixing bowl, prepare cake mix according to package directions. Fold cherries and chocolate into batter. Pour into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 350 40 to 45 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Immediately invert pan; cool completely. Run a knife around sides of cake and and remove from pan.

 
  2. In a saucepan, combine the butter, chocolate, and corn syrup. Cook and stir over low heat until chocolate is melted. Stir in confectioners' sugar and cherry juice until glaze reaches desired consistency. Drizzle over cooled cake. Garnish with cherries and mint if desired.

 
   


 
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