Chocolate Cake With Dried Cherries

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups flour
• ¾ cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup pitted dried cherries
• 2 tablespoons cherry-flavored liqueur
• 8 tablespoons sweet butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• ½ teaspoon almond extract

• Nutritional Information

  • Nutritional analysis per serving (10 servings)

    331 calories; 11 grams fat; 6 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 3 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 53 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams dietary fiber; 33 grams sugars; 5 grams protein; 62 milligrams cholesterol; 192 milligrams sodium

  Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.
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8 to 12 servings

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a nine-inch tube pan.
2. Sift together the flour, cocoa and baking soda and set aside. Place the cherries in a dish, stir in the cherry liqueur and set aside.
3. Cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating until smooth. Stir in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, mixing only enough to combine the ingredients.
4. Add the almond extract to the cherry mixture, then fold this mixture into the batter.
5. Spread the batter into the pan and bake for 45 minutes. Cool for 20 minutes in the pan, then remove from the pan and continue to cool on a rack.

1 hour 5 minutes