1-2 hours6 servingsAmerican

Cherry Chocolate Poke Cake

By Aileen Clark

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6 servings

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1-2 hours

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Medium

Cherry Chocolate Poke Cake
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Recipe Details

Course: Desserts

Difficulty: Medium

Prep Time: 20 min

Cook Time: 32 min

Total Time: 1-2 hours

Cooking Technique: Pressure Cook

Cuisine: American

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Water
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups cake flour
  • 6 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp White vinegar
  • 10 oz maraschino cherries
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/8 cup whole milk
A delicious chocolate cake with the added cherry flavoring added right into the cake and on top of the chocolate frosting.

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Pour water into Instant Pot® and add trivet. Grease a (6-cup) Bundt pan and set aside.
  2. With an electric mixer, cream together oil and sugar. Mix 2 minutes.
  3. Add eggs and 1 tsp vanilla, one at a time, beating after each addition.
  4. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, 3 tbsp cocoa powder, and salt.
  5. Slowly add flour and buttermilk to the mixer, alternating between the two until fully combined.
  6. In a small bowl, combine baking soda and vinegar. Give it a quick stir (it will start to bubble) and pour into cake batter. Mix an additional 10 seconds.
  7. Fold in half of the jar of chopped maraschino cherries. Pour cake batter into greased Bundt pan. Create a foil sling and carefully lower Bundt pan into Instant Pot®.
  8. Close lid and set pressure release to Sealing.
  9. Press Manual or Pressure Cook button and adjust time to 32 minutes.
  10. When the timer beeps, quick release pressure and then unlock lid and remove it. Carefully remove Bundt pan using foil sling.
  11. Use a straw to poke twenty holes in cake. Pour cherry juice into holes. Place cake on cooling rack and let cool, about 30 minutes.
  12. With an electric mixer, mix together powdered sugar, butter, remaining 3 tbsp cocoa powder, milk, and remaining 1 tsp vanilla. Mix until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  13. Once cake is cooled, run a butter knife around inner and outer edges of cake. Turn cake over onto a plate and wiggle to remove Bundt pan.
  14. Spread chocolate frosting on top of cake and top with remaining cherries.

Notes

PER SERVING CALORIES: 716 | FAT: 38g | PROTEIN: 6g | SODIUM: 305mg FIBER: 4g | CARBOHYDRATES: 92g | SUGAR: 64g

About the chef

Aileen Clark

Aileen Clark

Aileen Clark is the founder of Aileen Cooks and the content creator behind all of the recipes on her website. Her mission is to connect with others through delicious recipes that are easy for the average home cook to recreate. She don’t do gourmet meals in her kitchen. Instead, she shares meals she enjoys eating, with simple techniques you can use, too. She has published three cookbooks, The “I Love My Instant Pot” Affordable Meals Recipe Book, the “I Love My Air Fryer” Affordable Meals Recipe Book, and the “I Love My Air Fryer” Comfort Foods Recipe Book.

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