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Chocolate-Cherry Brownie Cake

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 45 min. Bake: 1 hour + cooling YIELD: 16 servings.
My grandmother taught me the tricks to making this cake, and I've added my own special touches. The melted chocolate keeps the icing from being too dry and gives it a texture similar to chocolate ice cream. I have more requests for the icing than I do anything else! —Susan Hayes, Massapequa, New York

Ingredients

  • 1-1/4 cups shortening
  • 2-3/4 cups sugar
  • 5 large eggs, room temperature
  • 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
  • 1 teaspoon cherry extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • CHOCOLATE CHERRIES:
  • 1 jar (10 ounces) maraschino cherries with stems
  • 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon shortening
  • FROSTING:
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
  • 1 teaspoon cherry extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3-3/4 to 4 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan.
  • 2. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in melted chocolate and extracts. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with cream, beating well after each addition.
  • 3. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs (do not overbake). Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • 4. Drain cherries, reserving 3 tablespoons juice for frosting; pat cherries dry with paper towels. In a microwave, melt chocolate and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip cherries in chocolate mixture; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.
  • 5. For frosting, in a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add melted chocolate and extracts. Beat in confectioners’ sugar alternately with reserved cherry juice, adding enough confectioners' sugar to reach desired consistency; beat until smooth. Frost cake. Serve with chocolate cherries.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 762 calories, 39g fat (18g saturated fat), 101mg cholesterol, 207mg sodium, 92g carbohydrate (73g sugars, 1g fiber), 6g protein.

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