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I treated myself to a new bundt pan before I went on my vacation to New Jersey. It arrived while I was away so of course when I got home I wanted to try it and see what the cake would look like. I still had some cherries left so I thought some kind of cherry bundt cake recipe would be in order. I looked through my cookbooks and mashed a couple of different recipes together and added the cherries to come up with this final result. All in all it came out really well if I do say so myself!

Chocolate Walnut Cherry Bundt Cake

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup finely ground walnuts
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup plus 2 TBS unsalted butter at room temperature
3 oz semi sweet chocolate chips
1 3/4 cups sugar
4 large eggs at room temperature
1 TBS pure vanilla extract
1 cup whole milk at room temperature
2 cups cherries, chopped
Confectioner’s sugar for dusting

Preheat oven to 350°
Butter and flour a 12 cup bundt pan.
Add the chocolate and 2 TBS of the butter to a glass or stainless bowl and place over simmering water to melt.
Whisk together the flour, ground walnuts,salt and baking powder. Set aside.
In a stand mixer with the paddle attached cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at at a time, mixing well after each addition.
Add in the vanilla.
With the mixer on low add the flour in thirds, alternating with the milk in halves, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
Take the bowl from the mixer and gently fold in the cherries.
Take 1/3 of the batter and add it to the melted chocolate and fold together.
Add 2/3 of the vanilla batter to the prepared bundt pan, then add the chocolate batter, then top with the remaining vanilla batter.
Swirl the batter with a butter kniife.
Bake in the preheated oven for 65 – 70 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.

Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes and then remove from the bundt pan. Cool completely and dust with confectioner’s sugar.

How Was It?

This was a delightfully moist, rich cake. The walnuts added a wonderful flavor and bit of crunch and the cherries were a sweet surprise. Needless to say this one will be making another appearance. I think it would also work with strawberries.

Chocolate Walnut Cherry Bundt Cake Recipe

★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews

Author: Patty @brokenteepee.com
Cook Time: 70 mins
Total Time: 1 hour 10 mins
Yield: 10 - 12 1x
Category: Dessert

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Ingredients

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup finely ground walnuts
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup plus 2 TBS unsalted butter at room temperature
3 oz semi sweet chocolate chips
1 3/4 cups sugar
4 large eggs at room temperature
1 TBS pure vanilla extract
1 cup whole milk at room temperature
2 cups cherries, chopped
Confectioner’s sugar for dusting

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°
Butter and flour a 12 cup bundt pan.
Add the chocolate and 2 TBS of the butter to a glass or stainless bowl and place over simmering water to melt.
Whisk together the flour, ground walnuts,salt and baking powder. Set aside.
In a stand mixer with the paddle attached cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at at a time, mixing well after each addition.
Add in the vanilla.
With the mixer on low add the flour in thirds, alternating with the milk in halves, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
Take the bowl from the mixer and gently fold in the cherries.
Take 1/3 of the batter and add it to the melted chocolate and fold together.
Add 2/3 of the vanilla batter to the prepared bundt pan, then add the chocolate batter, then top with the remaining vanilla batter.
Swirl the batter with a butter kniife.
Bake in the preheated oven for 65 – 70 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes and then remove from the bundt pan. Cool completely and dust with confectioner’s sugar.

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