Rich, sweet, and pretty, too! Cherry Chocolate Coffee Cake is loaded with bits of cherry and chocolate.
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Making coffee cakes, quick bread, and muffins (like Banana Chocolate Chunk Muffins) is extremely satisfying—don't you agree?
They are not complicated and the batters come together quickly. The somewhat long bake time is offset by the incredible aroma that fills the kitchen (and gives you a chance to drink more coffee whilst wandering around aimlessly online.)
Why you'll love this recipe
A coffee cake creates an air of excitement in the house when your family discovers that they can put aside the cereal and English muffins for one or two mornings, and dig into slices of these rich cakes instead.
And this cake is loaded with cherries and chocolate, swirled into a sweet, vanilla batter. Yum!
This cake is also a great one to bring to a potluck, brunch gathering, or to a friend who needs some cheering up. Cherry and chocolate will lift spirits for sure.
🔪 How to make Cherry Chocolate Coffee Cake
Ingredients:
- Cherries: Fresh or frozen cherries will both work great
- Flour: I use King Arthur Flour All-Purpose Unbleached
- Chocolate: Semisweet chocolate chips or chunks
- Eggs: Use large eggs, cage-free if possible
- Vanilla Yogurt: Choose regular yogurt, not Greek
- Butter: Unsalted butter—I use Cabot
- Sugar: Granulated sugar brings the sweetness to this cake
- Leaveners: This cake calls for both baking soda and baking powder
- Salt: Just a pinch!
Step 1: Chop the cherries
Use a sharp knife or food processor to chop the cherries into small pieces.
Step 2: Make the batter
Mix the dry ingredients together. Separately, mix together the butter, sugar, yogurt, and eggs. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, and then stir in the cherries and chocolate chunks.
Step 3: Bake the cake
Pour the batter into a greased and floured Bundt pan. Bake the cake for just over an hour. Allow it to cool, then sprinkle it with powdered sugar.
You will love this coffee cake as much as I do, I just know it! Enjoy it morning, noon, or night, and I recommend pairing it with a strong cup of coffee or tea.
The recipe is below, and I have a few more treats that you should check out—they go great with a cup of coffee:
💬 Have you tried this coffee cake? Leave a comment below.
📖 Recipe
Cherry Chocolate Coffee Cake
Ingredients
- 2 cups cherries, fresh or frozen, pitted
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, unbleached
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 ⅓ cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup vanilla-flavored yogurt, like Yoplait (Use regular yogurt, not Greek)
- 5 large eggs
- 4 ounces (about 1 cup) semi-sweet chocolate chips or chunks
- Confectioner's sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease and flour a 10 ½-inch Bundt pan.
- Place the cherries into a food processor and pulse several times to finely chop them. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, blend the butter and sugar together on medium speed for 5 minutes until they're light and fluffy. Add in the yogurt and blend to combine. Add in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add in the flour mixture to the bowl in three batches, mixing slowly after each batch until just combined.
- Use a rubber spatula to stir the chocolate and the cherries into the batter. Stir them just until they're mixed in.
- Pour the batter into the prepared Bundt pan and spread it to an even layer.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 60-65 minutes, checking the cake with a tester inserted into the center. The tester should come out clean - remove the cake from the oven as soon as this happens.
- Allow the cake to cool on a wire rack for about 10 minutes and then invert it onto a cooling rack. Once the cake is cool transfer it to a serving dish. Sprinkle the entire top generously with confectioner's sugar.
- Cut the cake into wedges to serve. Once completely cooled, the cake can be wrapped in plastic wrap and stored at room temperature for 3-4 days. Makes 8-10 good-sized portions.
Notes
- Adapted from a recipe in the The Baker's Manual, by Amendola/Rees
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