This Chocolate Covered Cherry Snack Cake is a decadent addition to your Valentine’s Day dessert.
Take a simple box cake mix and doctor it up a little to serve a delicious cake that is great anytime you want a little cherry goodness.
Why You’ll Love These Chocolate Covered Cherry Snack Cakes
Nostalgia in Every Bite: These snack cakes take you back to childhood with their classic flavor combination. The moist cake, topped with sweet and tart cherry filling and icing, and enrobed in rich chocolate is a taste of pure comfort and familiarity.
Perfect Bite-Sized Treat: They’re the ideal portion size for satisfying a sweet tooth without feeling overloaded. Enjoy them as an after-school snack, a midday pick-me-up, or a delightful dessert.
Pleasing Contrasts: The combination of textures and flavors is what makes these cakes so addictive. The soft cake provides a gentle base for the juicy cherry filling to sit on top of, while the chocolate drizzle adds a decadent flavor boost. Sweetness from the cake and chocolate is perfectly balanced by the tartness of the cherries.
Easy to Grab and Go: These pre-portioned treats are perfect for busy lifestyles. No need for utensils or plates, just grab one and enjoy a delicious bite on the run.
Perfect for Sharing: These chocolate covered cherry snack cakes are a crowd-pleaser. They’re ideal for bake sales, potlucks, or sharing with friends and family.
Take a simple box cake mix and doctor it up a little to serve a delicious cake that is great anytime you want a little cherry goodness. You can make the cake from scratch as well. We used a box cake mix just to make it a little easier and because we make them up for events.
We might go out to celebrate but it will be on a different day, so the day of, since we have kids too, we tend to just stay at home.
We like to take time in the kitchen to make a meal together, enjoy a glass of wine and make a homemade dessert.
I admit we make this throughout the year, but the colors make it festive and perfect for Valentine’s Day.
It’s a fairly light and fluffy dessert, nice and moist which is all due to the addition of the nonfat yogurt.
Helps cut calories a bit so enjoying a decadent dessert doesn’t have to be wrong.
Because there is nothing wrong about it, Chocolate Covered Cherry Snack Cake is oh so very right.
If you’d like another great snack cake idea, try our Lemon Key Lime Layer Snack Cakes. We have also tried this Easy Chocolate Chip Snack Cake (external link).
Recipe for Chocolate Covered Cherry Snack Cake
Chocolate Covered Cherry Snack Cake
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 1 box Cherry Chip Cake Mix
- 1 cup nonfat vanilla yogurt
- 1 cup water
For the Cherry Frosting:
- 1 cup butter softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup maraschino cherry juice
- ¼ teaspoons almond extract
- 2 drops red food coloring optional
- 20 ounces cherry pie filling
- chocolate sauce
Instructions
For the Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix the cake mix, nonfat vanilla yogurt and water together on medium about 2 minutes or until well blended.
- Spray a 9×13 cake pan with cooking spray and pour cake batter into pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F about 15-20 minute or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool completely before adding frosting.
For the Cherry Frosting:
- In a mixing bowl, beat the butter until fluffy. Add in the maraschino cherry juice, almond extract and red food coloring if desired, continue beating. Add the powdered sugar slowly a little at a time until you have reached desired consistency.
- When cake is cooled completely, frost cake with Cherry Frosting.
- Spoon cherry pie filling on top. We sliced our cake first and then added a spoonful to each piece.
- Drizzle chocolate on top of the cherry pie filling.
