Can I make a Black Forest Bundt Cake with cherries, chocolate, and sour cream?

Yes! In fact, sour cream is one of the best ingredients to use for moisture and tang. It complements the cherries and chocolate perfectly and gives the bundt that ultra-soft texture.

How do I make a Black Forest Bundt Cake using cake mix?

Use a chocolate cake mix and add in sour cream, eggs, and oil for richness. Spoon half the batter into a bundt pan, fill the center with cherry pie filling, cover with the remaining batter, and bake at 350°F for 45–50 minutes.

What’s the best way to make Black Forest mini bundt cakes?

Divide the batter into well-greased mini bundt pans. Fill halfway, add a small spoonful of cherry filling, top with more batter, and bake for 18–22 minutes. Cool completely before topping with ganache and cherries.

What’s the difference between a Black Forest cake and a cherry chocolate bundt?

A traditional Black Forest cake is a layered sponge with whipped cream and cherries, often boozy with kirsch. A cherry chocolate bundt takes those flavors and simplifies them into one rich, moist cake with a hidden cherry filling and ganache topping.

Black Forest Bundt Cake with Cherries & Chocolate

Name: Black Forest Bundt Cake with Cherries & Chocolate
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: German-American
Ingredients: 1 box chocolate cake mix; 1 box (3.9 oz) chocolate instant pudding mix; 1 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt; 3 large eggs; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 1 (21 oz) can cherry pie filling; 1 cup chocolate chips; 1/2 cup heavy cream; Whipped cream and cherries for topping

Description

This Black Forest Bundt Cake is a rich chocolate dessert filled with cherries and topped with ganache. Easy to make with cake mix or from scratch!

Ingredients

Scale

1 box chocolate cake mix

1 box (3.9 oz) chocolate instant pudding mix

1 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt

3 large eggs

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 (21 oz) can cherry pie filling

1 cup chocolate chips

1/2 cup heavy cream

Whipped cream and cherries for topping

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a bundt pan.

2. In a large bowl, mix cake mix, pudding, sour cream, eggs, and oil.

3. Spoon half of the batter into the bundt pan and create a well.

4. Add cherry pie filling into the well, avoiding pan edges.

5. Top with remaining batter, spreading evenly.

6. Bake for 45–50 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes and invert.

7. Simmer cream and pour over chocolate chips. Stir into ganache.

8. Pour ganache over cooled cake.

9. Top with whipped cream, chocolate shavings, and cherries.

Notes

Make it mini by using a mini bundt pan and reducing bake time to 20 minutes.

Use sour cherry sauce or kirsch-soaked cherries for extra flavor.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 50 mins
Category: Dessert
Method: Baking
Cuisine: German-American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 slice
Calories: 529
Sugar: 32g
Sodium: 553mg
Fat: 34g
Saturated Fat: 12g
Unsaturated Fat: 17g
Trans Fat: 0.1g
Carbohydrates: 53g
Fiber: 1g
Protein: 6g
Cholesterol: 67mg