Cherry Garcia Sheet Cake
Cherry Garcia Cake
Easy Cherry Garcia Cake Recipe
Cherry Chocolate Sheet Cake
Have a craving for Ben & Jerrys Cherry Garcia Ice Cream? This Cherry Garcia sheet cake recipe is just what you’re looking for!
You’ll need just a few basic ingredients to whip this up. Once you bite into this rich cake, you’ll be glad you made it. The chocolate, whipped cream, and cherries are the perfect combo for any chocoholic looking for a little treat. This cake tastes like a delicious ice cream sundae with all of my favorite piece! Cherries, Chocolate, whipped topping and so much more! This cake will delight your family and friends and does not take too long to make! This cake reminds me of a dump cake recipe but would be perfect for spring and Summer. We love to make this during the summer to bring to barbecues and beach gatherings. I love that you can make it ahead of time so when you are busy this cake will just taste even better the longer that it sits. Perfectly delicious in every way- be sure to make this Cherry Garcia sheet cake recipe. Delicious!
Cherry Garcia Cake
Read on to discover exactly how to make this cherry chocolate sheet cake. If you prefer a printable version, you can find that at the bottom.
Easy Cherry Garcia Cake Recipe
Sheet Cake Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with a flour based cooking spray.
In a small bowl; combine the chocolate chips with 1 tablespoon of the white dry cake mix. Mix until all of the semi-sweet chocolate chips are completely covered.
In a large mixing bowl; beat together the remaining cake mix, water, sour cream, vegetable oil, almond extract, and egg whites at low speed for about 30 seconds. Then mix at medium speed for about 2 minutes.
Drain the cherries, reserving the cherry juice and 15 whole cherries for decorating. Pat the cherries dry and chop the remaining cherries.
Stir in 1 cup of the chopped cherries and the chocolate chips into the cake batter; then pour into the prepared pan.
Bake for about 32-35 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.
Directions for Frosting:
Beat the softened butter and powdered sugar together until smooth; then add in the almond extract and 1/3 cup cherry juice.
Mix until well blended, adjust as needed until desired consistency is reached. When you get to the desired consistency, stir in 15 chopped cherries that have been patted dry with a paper towel.
Spread frosting over the cooled cake.
Enjoy!!!
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Cherry Garcia Cake
Have a craving for Ben & Jerrys
Cherry Garcia Ice Cream? This Cherry Garcia sheet cake recipe is just what
you’re looking for!
Ingredients
- 1 C mini semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 white cake mix; divided
- 3/4 C water
- 1/2 C sour cream
- 1/3 C vegetable oil
- 1 TSP almond extract
- 4 eggs; just use egg whites
- 2 (10 ounce) jars maraschino cherries; divided, drain and reserve
- juice and chop cherries
- Frosting:
- 1 C butter (softened to room temp)
- 4 C powdered sugar
- 1 TSP almond extract
Instructions
Heat
oven to 350 degrees.
Spray
a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with a flour based cooking spray.
In a
small bowl; combine the chocolate chips with 1 TBSP of the dry cake mix.
Mix
until all of the chocolate chips are covered.
In a
large mixing bowl; beat together the remaining cake mix, water,
sour
cream, vegetable oil, almond extract, and egg whites on low speed
for
about 30 seconds.
Then
at medium speed for about 2 minutes.
Chop
the cherries and be sure to pat them dry with a paper towel..
Stir
in 1 cup of the cherries and the chocolate chips into the cake
batter;
then pour into the prepared pan.
(Remember
to reserve the juice and 15 cherries for the frosting!)
Bake
for about 32-35 minutes.
Cool
completely before frosting.
Frosting:
Beat
the softened butter and powdered sugar together until smooth;
then
add in the almond extract and 1/3 cup cherry juice.
Mix
until well blended, adjust as needed until desired consistency is reached.
When
you get to the desired consistency, stir in 15 chopped cherries
that have been patted dry with a paper towel.
Spread
frosting over the cooled cake.
