This moist and lightweight Cherry Velvet Cake is called for its velvety gentle texture, and great cherry taste. In case you love maraschino cherries, this dessert is only for you!
This recipe is predicated loosely on our widespread White Velvet Cake, however with cherry taste and maraschino cherries in each chunk. We added sliced cherries to the whipped cream filling as effectively, and frosted with cream cheese frosting.
Elements for Cherry Velvet Cake
Yow will discover the full, printable recipe on the backside of this put up. This is a fast have a look at the elements for the cake layers.
- Butter (we use unsalted)
- Cream Cheese provides richness and a gentle texture (block fashion, not unfold)
- Sugar
- Egg whites makes for a lighter texture
- Maraschino Cherries, sliced (for the cake and in between layers)
- Maraschino Juice (leftover juice)
- Cherry Extract (see notes for substitution if wanted)
- Vanilla Extract
- Buttermilk creates an additional tender crumb
- Vegetable Oil
- Cake Flour, Baking Soda, Baking Powder, Salt (Cake flour has a decrease protein content material, which makes for a softer crumb.)
- Pink Coloring Gel– non-compulsory
* We paired our cherry velvet layers with whipped cream and cream cheese frosting.
Why is it Known as a Velvet Cake?
We have created an entire assortment of “velvet cake” recipes over time. We’ve got Lemon Velvet Cake, Coconut Velvet Cake, Vanilla Velvet Cake, and so many extra.
Most individuals are conversant in pink velvet cake , which incorporates both buttermilk or vinegar together with milk and a little bit of cocoa. The increase of acidity softens the strands of gluten within the batter, which makes for an additional tender cake.
A lot of our velvet desserts comprise buttermilk additionally, together with a block of softened cream cheese. We love the added richness that the cream cheese provides, and it makes for a very nice, velvety texture.
How you can Make Cherry Velvet Cake
Yow will discover the full, printable recipe additional down on this put up.
- After preheating the oven to 325 F and making ready the cake pans, we sliced up our maraschino cherries and reserved the juice for later. These shall be used each within the cake batter in addition to between the cake layers.
- Mix the moist elements (buttermilk, ¼ cup maraschino juice, cherry extract, vanilla extract, and vegetable oil.) Put aside.
- Mix the cake flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Put aside.
- The softened butter and cream cheese are blended collectively, and sugar is slowly poured in. Combine at medium velocity for a couple of minutes. Then, add in 6 egg whites, including roughly the equal of 1 egg white at a time.
- Lastly, mixing at low velocity, alternately add the flour combination and buttermilk combination, beginning and ending with the dry elements. (We do three additions of dry, and two additions of moist.) Add pink coloring gel now if you would like (you will not want a lot)!
- Fold in one cup of sliced maraschino cherries, divide the batter between the pans, and bake!
Assembling the Cake
As soon as the cake layers have cooled, it’s time to assemble!
Place the first cake layer on the cake plate or pedestal. Brush the highest with a number of the reserved juice from the jar of maraschino cherries.
Pipe a dam of the frosting, fill with any further chopped maraschino cherries you want so as to add, and a layer of whipped cream.
Repeat the steps for the following cake layer. Then, prime with the third. Time to frost the cake!
Adorning the Cherry Velvet Cake
After assembling the cake layers, we frosted the cake with a skinny layer of cherry cream cheese frosting. That is the “crumb coat“. At this level, we like to relax the cake within the freezer for about 10-Quarter-hour to agency issues up.
Observe with a second layer of frosting and embellish nevertheless you want! We used a bench scraper across the sides for a easy end. We piped borders utilizing a 1M piping tip, and added little flowers with a small spherical tip 3.
This cake is just not solely scrumptious, however it’s so fairly when sliced!
Extra Muffins with Cherries
We hope that you just get pleasure from immediately’s recipe! We’ve got many extra fruity desserts to share with you, together with extra desserts with cherries! A few of our favorites are our Cherry Chocolate Chip Pound Cake, Black Forest Cake, Piña Colada Cake, and Chocolate Cherry Cake. We even have an excellent Cherry Almond Cake as effectively!
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Cherry Cream Cheese Frosting
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Preheat the oven to 325 levels F. Grease and flour three 8 inch pans, including a circle of parchment or wax paper to the underside of every pan.
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Go forward and separate your eggs, saving solely the 6 egg whites for this recipe. Set them in a bowl to the aspect.
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*Pour ¼ cup of maraschino cherry juice right into a measuring cup and put aside. Save the remainder of the juice for glazing cake layers later.
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Slice up the cherries. One cup will go into the batter. Any remaining cherries may be sliced up and used within the filling.
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In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt for 30 seconds and put aside.
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In one other bowl, add the buttermilk, vegetable oil, ¼ cup maraschino cherry juice, vanilla extract and cherry extract. Put aside.
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Within the bowl of your mixer, add the butter and cream cheese and blend at medium velocity till easy.
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Progressively add the sugar and blend at medium velocity for 2-3 minutes.
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Mixing on low velocity, add the 6 egg whites separately (it is effective to estimate), mixing to include after every addition.
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With the mixer on low velocity, alternately add the flour combination and the buttermilk combination, starting and ending with the flour combination (We did 3 additions of the dry combination, 2 additions of moist). If utilizing pink coloring gel, you possibly can add it now (only a small quantity must be lots).
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Combine the batter simply till effectively mixed– watch out to not over-mix.
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Gently stir in a single cup of sliced maraschino cherries. Divide the cake batter between the three ready cake pans.
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Bake at 325 levels F for 28-Half-hour or till a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clear or with only a few crumbs hooked up. Let cool for 5-10 minutes within the pans on a wire rack earlier than turning out. *Baking occasions might differ barely.
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This recipe makes 7 ½ cups of batter.
For the Whipped Cream Filling
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Chill the blending bowl and beaters/ whisk attachment within the freezer for 10 minutes.
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Pour the whipping cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract into the chilled mixing bowl, start mixing on low velocity, progressively rising to medium excessive velocity. Â
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The cream begins to thicken (approx. 1 ½ minutes) and stiff peaks form- watch out to not over-mix. This occurs pretty rapidly. At “stiff peak” stage, peaks kind and maintain their form when beaters are lifted. That is when it is prepared.
For the Cherry Cream Cheese Frosting
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Minimize the softened butter into slices and add to the bowl of your mixer. Combine on low to medium velocity till the butter is softened and easy. Minimize the softened cream cheese into items and add to the butter, mixing at low to medium velocity till included.
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Add the vanilla and cherry extract. Progressively add the powdered sugar, mixing on low velocity till blended. Add the gel shade at this level, improve mixing velocity to low to medium and blend till fluffy and effectively mixed. Watch out to not over-mix.
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You might want to relax the frosting 10 to fifteen minutes till it’s the spreading consistency you want. If piping with the frosting, you’ll need to relax a short time. You may make it upfront, refrigerate and when prepared to make use of, let it soften barely then remix. (Do Not Soften within the Microwave.)
To Assemble the Cake
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Place the primary cake layer in your cake plate or pedestal.
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Brush the highest of the cake with the reserved maraschino cherry juice. We use a silicone pastry brush for this step. You will not want the entire juice. It provides a lift of cherry taste to the cake.
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Pipe a dam of buttercream about ¼ -½ inch from the sting of the cake utilizing a disposable piping bag with the tip snipped away (or a ziplock bag with the nook snipped away).
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If you would like, prime with further maraschino cherry slices.
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Prime with a layer of whipped cream and unfold throughout the piped dam. Prime with the second cake layer and repeat the steps (glazing, sliced cherries, and whipped cream). Then prime with the third cake layer. Fill in any gaps between the cake layers with frosting.
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Subsequent, I like to use a crumb coat (skinny coat) of frosting and chill for 15-20 minutes within the freezer (or longer within the fridge) to agency issues up. This makes it simpler to use the ultimate coat of frosting with out the layers shifting.
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I utilized the ultimate coat of frosting and embellish nevertheless you want. I smoothed the frosting across the sides with a bench scraper and added shell borders with a 1M tip, and added small flowers with a small spherical tip 3.
Refrigeration
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This cake must be refrigerated in an hermetic container, beneath a cake dome, or in a sealed bakery field. Nonetheless, for the perfect taste and texture, take away from the fridge at the very least 2-3 hours earlier than serving in order that the cake has time to heat and soften. (Butter & cream cheese develop into agency when chilly, which results each the cake and the frosting.)
Substitution for Buttermilk:Â Add 1 Tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice to a measuring cup. Add milk to the 1 cup mark, stir. Wait 5 minutes and it is able to use.
Cherry Extract– If you do not have or can’t discover cherry extract, it’s also possible to use cherry jello powder– I might use two tablespoons.
*Cake layers may be baked upfront, wrapped individually in plastic wrap and foil, and frozen for as much as three months. (You possibly can place every layer on a wrapped cake board for additional help if wanted.)
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Refrigeration: Due to the whipped cream filling, this cake must be refrigerated. Take away from the fridge about 2 hours earlier than serving in order that it has loads of time to heat to room temperature for greatest texture and taste.
