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    Cherry & Nutella Chocolate Cake

    31/10/2016 by thebakingexplorer 27 Comments

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    This Cherry & Nutella Chocolate Cake is a showstopping cake perfect for your next celebration! It's layers of moist chocolate cake, sandwiched with whipped cream and cherry jam. Then it's topped with a Nutella buttercream and glitter dipped cherries. I love chocolate and cherry together, and this cake reminds me a lot of a black forest cake, but with added Nutella - which is always a good thing in my book!

    Cherry & Nutella Chocolate Cake

    For the full recipe with measurements, head to the recipe card at the end of this post.

    How to make Cherry & Nutella Chocolate Cake...

    Mix together caster sugar and butter, then add eggs, mixing them in two at a time.

    Then mix in self raising flour, cocoa powder and milk. Divide the mixture into the tins.

    Bake for 35 minutes, then leave them to cool fully.

    Make the nutella buttercream by mixing together butter and icing sugar, then add Nutella and milk, and mix until smooth. Next make the cream filling by whipping up double cream, then mixing in mascarpone cheese.

    Stack up the cakes, spread half of the cream mixture onto the first layer, then spread cherry jam on top. Add the next layer of cake, then spread the rest of the cream mixture over it, followed by more cherry jam. Then add the last sponge and spread a layer of the Nutella buttercream over the top using a palette knife.

    Put the rest of the Nutella buttercream in a piping bag and pipe two rows of rosettes around the edge of the cake. Fill the middle with sprinkles or chocolate curls. Dip some kirsch soaked cherries in edible gold glitter and arrange them around the edge of the cake.

    Cherry & Nutella Chocolate Cake

    Tips for making the Cherry & Nutella Chocolate Cake:

    • I used a Wilton Number 6B Open Star tip to pipe the buttercream onto this cake
    • If you would like to make this cake in different size tins, please check my Conversion Guide to find out how to adjust the recipe
    Cherry & Nutella Chocolate Cake

    Recommended equipment & ingredients*

    • 8" cake tins
    • Mixing bowls
    • Cooling rack
    • Kitchen scales
    • Nutella spread
    • Electric hand mixer
    • Round cake tin liners
    • Piping bags
    • Wilton 6B piping nozzle

    *I earn a small amount of money if you buy the products after clicking on the links. You will not be charged anything extra for this. Thank you for supporting The Baking Explorer!

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    Cherry & Nutella Chocolate Cake

    Chocolate sponge with cherry jam, fresh cream, Nutella buttercream and cherries on top
    5 from 1 vote
    Print Pin Rate
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: British
    Keyword: Cake
    Prep Time: 45 minutes
    Cook Time: 35 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
    Servings: 16
    Author: thebakingexplorer

    Ingredients

    For the sponges

    • 520 g Butter or baking spread
    • 520 g Caster sugar
    • 9 Eggs large
    • 400 g Self raising flour
    • 120 g Cocoa powder
    • 2 tbsp Milk

    For the buttercream

    • 300 g Icing sugar
    • 150 g Butter or baking spread
    • 200 g Nutella
    • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
    • 2 tbsp Milk

    For the filling

    • 250 ml Double cream
    • 250 g Mascarpone
    • 1 jar of Cherry Jam

    For decoration

    • 10 Kirsch soaked cherries
    • Gold edible glitter
    • Dr Oetker chocolate strand sprinkles
    Metric - US Customary

    Instructions

    • Pre-heat your oven to 160C Fan/350F/Gas Mark 4. Grease and line three 9 inch sandwich tins (that are at least 2" deep)
    • Mix together the caster sugar and the butter, ideally using an electric mixer
    • Add the eggs, mixing them in two at a time
    • Mix in the self raising flour, cocoa powder and milk
    • Divide the mixture into the tins and bake it for 35 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean, then leave to cool fully either in the tins or on cooling racks
    • Make the Nutella buttercream by mixing together the butter and the icing sugar, then add the Nutella, the milk and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth
    • Make the cream filling by whipping up the double cream, then mixing in the mascarpone cheese
    • Start stacking up the cakes. Spread half of the cream filling onto the first layer, followed by half a jar of the cherry jam on top. Do the same with the second layer of cake
    • Add the last sponge and spread a layer of the Nutella buttercream over the top using a palette knife
    • Put the rest of the Nutella buttercream in a piping bag fitted with a Wilton Number 6B Open Star Tip and pipe two rows of rosettes around the edge of the cake. Fill the middle with the chocolate strand sprinkles
    • Take 10 cherries out of a jar of kirsch soaked cherries and put them on some kitchen towel to soak away as much moisture as possible. Then roll half of each cherry in edible gold glitter and arrange them evenly around the cake
    • Serve immediately. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and eat within 2 days
    Made this recipe?Share on Instagram with me @TheBakingExplorer or tag #thebakingexplorer!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 837kcal | Carbohydrates: 83g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 54g | Saturated Fat: 35g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 220mg | Sodium: 358mg | Potassium: 253mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 58g | Vitamin A: 1636IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 2mg

    If you like this, check out more of my Cake recipes!

    NB. This post is NOT sponsored by Nutella – I just love their product!

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    Comments

    1. Lucy Allen

      October 31, 2016 at 9:53 pm

      What a gorgeous cake Kat, I really love the flavours (addicted to Nutella here) and the piping on top is so pretty (what tip do you use for that effect?)!

      Reply
      • Kat BakingExplorer

        October 31, 2016 at 10:36 pm

        Thank you! It was a Wilton Number 6B Open Star Tip - I've just updated the post with the info!

        Reply
    2. Mandy

      November 01, 2016 at 6:50 am

      What a delicious looking cake! I love the sound of Nutella buttercream - yum! Thanks for sharing with #CookBlogShare this week X

      Reply
      • Kat BakingExplorer

        November 27, 2016 at 9:23 pm

        Thanks Mandy! It is very yummy buttercream 🙂

        Reply
    3. Angela Entwistle

      November 01, 2016 at 10:16 am

      Fab cake Kat. I love the effect of the gold glitter on the cherries - it really elevates the cake - perfect for the Queen and your friend's birthday.
      Angela x

      Reply
      • Kat BakingExplorer

        November 27, 2016 at 9:25 pm

        Thanks Angela, the glitter was a last minute decision!

        Reply
    4. Kirsty Hijacked By Twins

      November 01, 2016 at 12:36 pm

      Mmmm yummy! Nutella is fantastic in cakes and I love that you have paired it with the cherries! x #GBBOBloggers

      Reply
      • Kat BakingExplorer

        November 27, 2016 at 9:25 pm

        Thanks Kirsty! It's a tasty combination 🙂

        Reply
    5. Jenny

      November 01, 2016 at 3:04 pm

      it looks soooooooo delicious! I love the flavours you have used and the decoration is so pretty Kat. I agree with Angela about the gold glitter on the cherries - such a lovely touch which really does make this cake seem that extra bit special. Thank you for joining in with the bake along , it has been great meeting you. good luck for the judging xx

      Reply
      • Kat BakingExplorer

        November 27, 2016 at 9:26 pm

        Thank you so much for hosting! I've loved taking part and getting to know you and your blog 🙂

        Reply
    6. Amanda

      November 01, 2016 at 3:26 pm

      Yep. This sounds like my perfect cake! x

      Reply
      • Kat BakingExplorer

        November 27, 2016 at 9:26 pm

        Me too Amanda! 🙂

        Reply
    7. Helen at Casa Costello

      November 01, 2016 at 10:52 pm

      I love the combination of cherry and chocolate. Your decoration is superb on this cake. Your friend is very lucky to be the recipient. Thanks once again for joining in with #BakeoftheWeek

      Reply
      • Kat BakingExplorer

        November 27, 2016 at 9:29 pm

        Thanks Helen, that's so nice of you to say!

        Reply
    8. Hazel

      November 02, 2016 at 11:18 am

      Great cake Kat!! I love those flavours and kirsch soaked anything wins in my book any day!! haha! Hazel x

      Reply
      • Kat BakingExplorer

        November 27, 2016 at 9:29 pm

        Thanks Hazel! Haha me too 🙂

        Reply
    9. woodenwindowsills

      November 02, 2016 at 12:15 pm

      Wow beautiful pipe work on the top! A grand finale! I can't believe the bake off is over, what are we going to do now?! Alice xx

      http://www.woodenwindowsills.co.uk

      Reply
      • Kat BakingExplorer

        November 27, 2016 at 9:53 pm

        Thank you Alice! I know I miss it already!

        Reply
    10. CookStyle

      November 02, 2016 at 1:58 pm

      The cake looks so nice. It was baked beautifully and the addition of Kirsch soaked cherries is great too.

      Reply
      • Kat BakingExplorer

        November 27, 2016 at 10:00 pm

        Thank you!

        Reply
    11. Jacqueline Bellefontaine

      November 03, 2016 at 11:56 am

      5 stars
      Chocolate nutella cake Yum, with cherries double yum!

      Reply
      • Kat BakingExplorer

        November 27, 2016 at 10:00 pm

        It was very yummy 🙂

        Reply
    12. Kate Glutenfreealchemist

      November 03, 2016 at 10:36 pm

      Beautiful! I love the flavours and I love the piping decoration. Very clever and totally delicious. I am not surprised it is one of the best cakes you have ever made! x

      Reply
      • Kat BakingExplorer

        November 27, 2016 at 10:05 pm

        Thank you very much Kate!

        Reply
    13. Angela Campos

      November 06, 2016 at 3:59 am

      This is so beautiful! I am going to attempt this cake because my kids are huge Nutella fans! I am quite sure mine will not look as pretty 🙂

      Reply
      • Kat BakingExplorer

        November 27, 2016 at 10:06 pm

        Please let me know how you get on, I hope your kids love it!

        Reply

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