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Cherry Chip Cake

July 12, 2022 By Gretchen 2 Comments

This one is a bit of a mind bender since the decoration will have you thinking it’s watermelon!

Surprise!  It’s a cherry chip cake all the way!

After baking the layers I thought those mini chocolate chips look just like the seeds of a watermelon

So naturally I had to follow through on that vision!

Cherry juice in the cake batter turns your favorite white cake recipe into a perfect subtle Cherry Chip Cake

Cherry Chip Cake

Before we get into a heated debate about Maraschino cherries and my opinion that they are a blaspheme to nature itself

With bleaching and dyeing and all sorts of hideous processes done to these beautiful little drupes

Check out these All Natural Maraschino Cherries I found at Chukar Cherries *not sponsored

By using the cherry juice from the jar instead of water in the recipe your cake batter transforms into a vibrant pink with a hint of cherry taste!

I will admit I did use a drop of pink food color to give it a boost!

Cherry Chip Cake

Alternatively you can use freeze dried fruit powders for the most intense flavor and color

For both the cake batter and the icing!

Starting with my super easy White Cake Box Hack for the cherry cake and equally simple American Style Buttercream

The decor for the watermelon is so easy and the entire cake is just two recipes!

With just a small amount of melted vegan chocolate you can pipe the “seeds” for the outside decor!

Cherry Chip Cake

The filling and main icing for the cake is cherry buttercream

However by first making a tiny amount of that buttercream dark green, light green and then keeping some of it white

The watermelon rind effect is a done deal!

Add cherry juice or preferably fruit powder to the remaining buttercream and then get to building this fantastic cherry chip cake!

Cherry Chip Cake

I know not everyone is on board with making box cakes, but sometimes it’s ok to cheat!

Of course you can adapt your favorite cake recipe or just use my Truly White Vegan White Cake recipe with cherry juice instead of the water!

Cherry Chip Cake

I used my American Buttercream recipe for this one today but I have five recipes to choice from if you don’t love the ABC.

CLICK HERE FOR CHOOSING THE BEST BUTTERCREAM RECIPE

Aquafaba Italian Meringue Buttercream

For more festive and fun layer cakes click the links below!

How to Make a Vegan Birthday Cake
Cookie Dough Birthday Cake
Strawberry Vanilla Ruffle Cake
Strawberry Vanilla Ruffle Cake
Pistachio Rose Cake
Pistachio Rose Cake

How to Make a Vegan Birthday Cake

Strawberry Vanilla Ruffle Cake

Pistachio Rose Cake

Cherry Chip Cake
 
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Prep time
2 hours
Bake time
30 mins
Total time
2 hours 30 mins
 
Serves: serves 10
Ingredients
  • 1Recipe White Cake Hack
  • *Add cherry juice instead of water
  • OR 2x Recipe Truly White Cake
  • * Add cherry juice instead of water
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1 Recipe Buttercream
  • Food color or cherry fruit powder as needed
  • Vegan Chocolate for the "seeds" approx ¼ cup
Instructions
  1. Prepare the cake recipe as per the instructions on that post
  2. Add the mini chocolate chips and bake the batter in 3-7" cake pans
  3. While the cakes are baking & cooling prepare the buttercream recipe as per the instructions on that recipe post
  4. Divide the buttercream into 4 parts: ½c dark green / ½cup light green/ ½ cup white
  5. Then flavor the remaining buttercream for the filling & icing with cherry juice *approx ¼ cup OR cherry fruit powder ¼ OR simply color with pink-red food color
Notes
Cherry chip cake can be stored at room temperature in a cool spot lightly covered for up to 3 says

Refrigerate for longer storage up to 1 week

Freeze for up to 2 months
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For more about traditional Maraschino Cherries, here’s a good article to read!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  1. Taryn

    July 15, 2022 at 7:43 pm

    I’ve been looking to make watermelon macarons. I’m stumped on how to achieve the true flavor of watermelon. ANy thoughts? I was thinking about reducing fresh watermelon into a syrup and then adding this as my essence to the batter. Appreciate your advice. Thank you, Taryn

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    • Gretchen

      July 15, 2022 at 8:34 pm

      Hey there, I am NOT the person to go to for vegan Macarons LOL
      But as for watermelon I find THAT flavor & blueberry is the hardest to achieve
      SO while I like your idea to get the most concentrated flavor, to then translate that into a Macaron recipe~ Good Luck!

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