This Chocolate Cherry Whipped Cream Cake is a simple chocolate layer cake with a black cherry whipped cream and fresh cherries! This stunning summer cake is incredibly easy making it the perfect bake for any summer night!
If you're looking for more summer cakes, be sure to try some of my other favorites like my Strawberry Shortcake, Toasted Coconut Bundt Cake, or my Sweet Cherry Loaf Cake.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
Today is Delaney's birthday! And his favorite kind of cake is any kind of whipped cream cake, haha. That means any cake as long as it has Whipped Cream Frosting. He loves my Strawberry Whipped Cream Cake and my Banana Caramel Whipped Cream Cake, all because they have whipped cream frosting.
So, if you have someone who loves whipped cream frosting then this is the perfect cake! This simple chocolate layer cake is frosted with a black cherry whipped cream frosting and topped with fresh cherries. This cake looks seriously stunning! But, the best part is it is so easy to make! This is even easier than any traditional layer cake, which is what I love about it!
What is whipped cream frosting?
How is it different from regular whipped cream? I am going to break it down for you right now. Traditional whipped cream is usually made up of three ingredients: heavy whipping cream, sugar, and vanilla extract. The sugar in whipped cream is minimal, and I truly mean that when I say it. It's only like a teaspoon per 2 cups of whipped cream, which is basically nothing! Homemade whipped cream is light and fluffy and delicious! I have my favorite whipped cream recipe inside my book, The Mountain Baker and you can also find it here. But when making cakes, I prefer to use whipped cream frosting instead.
What is whipped cream frosting? Whipped cream frosting is also made up of three ingredients: heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract. You can find my favorite homemade Whipped Cream Frosting recipe here. You may notice the difference in ingredients, I use cane sugar in my whipped cream and powdered sugar in my whipped cream frosting recipe. You can also use powdered sugar in whipped cream, so that's a personal preference and that part doesn't really matter. It's the amount of sugar. There is more sugar in whipped cream frosting, and because I'm using powdered sugar, it gives it stability and so you can get more coverage on a cake than you would with traditional whipped cream. Using more powdered sugar in whipped cream frosting also makes it bright white and creamier in texture as opposed to airy like traditional whipped cream. It's also a little sweeter, as frosting should be!
For this Chocolate Cherry Whipped Cream Cake, I just used my go to Whipped Cream Frosting and replaced the vanilla extract with black cherry extract for more cherry flavor in this cake. You can do that with any flavor to change up my Whipped Cream Frosting recipe. This way you can also get creative and make your own whipped cream cakes! Get the recipe below for my Chocolate Cherry Whipped Cream Cake.
Tips for Making the Best Chocolate Cherry Whipped Cream Frosting
• Make sure your butter and dairy products are at room temperature. This makes your cake batter come together so easily and you won't have any lumps. It's truly worth the wait to have a perfectly smooth cake batter, as smooth cake batter is what will give you that perfect cake fluffy texture and good crumb.
• Make sure your cakes are cool before removing from the cake pans. I like to freeze them for a little bit (like 15 to 20 minutes) so they are solid. This way, they come out easily and I can handle the cakes without worry of breaking them!
• If you're looking for an organic black cherry extract, the one I use is linked here.
• Makes sure to use delicious ripe cherries! You can use traditional cherries, rainier cherries, or even strawberry cherries. All of them would be delicious on top of this cake!
• Make sure to store this in the refrigerator if you don't eat it all, as whipped cream frosting needs to be stored in the fridge. It's also best to keep in an airtight container since the cake is naked (no frosting on the sides), as this will keep the cake moist.
Ingredients for Chocolate Cherry Whipped Cream Cake
Costco Kirkland Organic Cane Sugar
Organic Valley Heavy Whipping Cream
NuNaturals Organic Dutch Cocoa Powder
Lafaza Organic Ground Vanilla Bean
Florida Crystals Organic Powdered Sugar
Why Organic
Why use organic ingredients in this recipe? You all know I’m a huge organic advocate, and I bet you may be thinking sometimes, Why would I even bother to use organic ingredients in something that is so sweet and indulgent? But, that is the exact reason why you should use organic ingredients! Sweet things need to have flavor in order to be good, otherwise they are just sweet and they don’t taste like much else. Organic ingredients are more pure than conventional ones, therefore they actually have more flavor than the non organic options. Say it with me, organic means more flavor! And not just more flavor but a more true and pure flavor. And organic ingredients are much healthier for you to eat in general as they do not contain GMOs or anything artificial. Plus, you are being environmentally friendly when you choose organic ingredients!
So, I highly recommend that you buy the best organic ingredients for this recipe! You can also shop my Amazon Storefront for all my favorite organic ingredients here. Tip – hover over each ingredient to see the name. And if you want to learn more about organic foods and the difference, read my post here on Food Labels and What They Mean.
This moist chocolate cake is filled with cherry whipped cream frosting and it's topped with fresh cherries. This cake looks seriously impressive, but it is very easy to make!
Ingredients
- Batter
1/2 cup (113 grams) organic salted butter, softened
170 grams (3/4 cup) organic cane sugar
2 organic large eggs, room temperature
1/2 cup organic milk, room temperature
1/4 cup organic heavy whipping cream, room temperature
57 grams (1/4 cup) organic sour cream, room temperature
127 grams (3/4 cup plus 2 1/2 tablespoons) organic cake flour
43 grams (1/2 cup) organic Dutch cocoa powder, sifted
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon organic ground vanilla bean
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- Frosting
1 cup organic heavy whipping cream
71 grams (1/2 cup) organic powdered sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon organic black cherry extract
- Topping
6 ounces organic cherries
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line three 6-inch cake pans with parchment paper.
- To make the batter: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the butter and cane sugar and mix on low until combined and there are no chunks of butter.
- Add the eggs, milk, heavy whipping cream, and sour cream and mix on low until combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix again so there's no butter chunks.
- In a separate bowl, add the cake flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, vanilla bean, and sea salt and whisk together. Turn the mixer on low, and slowly add the flour mixture and mix on low until a smooth batter forms. Scrape the sides of the bowl as needed so there's no flour bits. Measure the batter evenly into each cake pan, they should weigh about 226 grams each.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Allow cakes to cool completely in the pans.
- To make the frosting: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, add the heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and cherry extract. Mix on low and gradually increase speed, as the mixture starts to thicken, until you are full speed. Whisk until stiff peaks form.
- To assemble: Place the first cake layer on a plate or spinner. Top with a third of the frosting, and spread evenly.
- Repeat this process with the additional two cake layers. Top the cake with fresh cherries.
- Store in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Notes
- Gluten Free — Replace the cake flour with 127 grams (3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon) organic gluten free flour blend.
- High Altitude — Bake at 350°F for 17 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
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