CHOCOLATE CHERRY MINI BUNDT CAKES

Chocolate cherry mini bundt cakes are made with pure cocoa and dried sweet cherries (soaked in a surprising ingredient to bring out the flavor).

This post was sponsored by 7UP.  All opinions are my own.

Mini bundt cakes are so charming.  They’re like little fairy tale cakes that you might expect to find in a hidden forest glen on a silver tray.  Mini bundt cakes capture the imagination!

When I decided to break out my mini bundt pan, I thought about what flavors I’d like to include.  Of course, chocolate is a favorite, so that had to be part of the scheme.  I poked around in the kitchen to see what else might be suitable before I sat down to make a Walmart shopping list.

While rooting through the pantry, I spotted a big bag of dried sweet cherries.  I use all kinds of dried fruit on my morning granola, making this discovery not too surprising.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup dried cherries chopped
• 1/2 cup 7UP Cherry
• 1 TB unsalted butter for the pan
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup Dutch process cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 8 TB unsalted butter melted and cooled

Instructions

1. Place the chopped cherries in a small bowl.  Pour the 7UP Cherry over them and leave them to soak while you continue the next steps.
2. Preheat oven to 350 F.  Place flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl and whisk together until well combined.  Thoroughly butter all the cavities of a 12 cavity mini bundt pan.
3. In another mixing bowl, combine melted butter, eggs, sugar, and vanilla and whisk until it looks smooth and creamy.  Drain the cherry soaking liquid (the 7UP Cherry) into the bowl and stir in the until incorporated.  This liquid mixture may look slightly curdled; that's normal.
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