Remember this little thing?
You guys rock! You totally embraced my inability to count calories! *happy sigh* Don't think I could love ya more.
Well, I am delighted to show you how to make this bad boy.
I started out with this white cake recipe. Its a bit more dense due to the fact the I used regular flour and not cake flour. I needed something sturdy to stand up to the powerful punch of the insane amount of chocolate on this cake. But if you prefer a light, airy cake I would definitely just try your favorite white cake recipe. (that or use cake flour in the one I used)
What you will need:
One white cake (I used six inch pans for a nice thick cake)
2 boxes chocolate covered cherries
1 bottle hot fudge (or make your own!)
1 package of Oreo crumbs (you can also make these on your own but *speaking from experience* I would just buy the pre-crumbed crumbs. And that concludes my technical mumbo jumbo for the day.)
Frosting of choice. I used a creamy vanilla. I like it, but am still perfecting it so no recipe yet! Sorry! Here is a sweet buttercream if you are so inclined.
Directions:
Bake cakes.
Place a few pieces of wax paper around the base of your cake stand. This is pretty important!
This cake could be a big mess if you skip this step. Trust me on this.
Set one cake round on cake stand and use about 1/4 cup of frosting for center layer.
Add chocolate covered cherries.
One for the cake, one for your belly.
Repeat until cake is covered. Ok maybe you dont have to follow the instructions verbatim, cause that would mean you just ate 15 chocolate covered cherries and that is really just ridiculous!
Why would I suggest such a thing?!?!?!
You could stop right here cause I mean… really. Hello delicious. But remember how much we love calories? Bring on the frosting!
I simply took a knife and spread frosting over the cherries and in between, then smoothed it out.
Right into the freezer for at least 30 minutes! I really want this frosting layer to set up and be study for our next layer of cake.
Remove from freezer and place remaining layer of cake on top.
Cover with crumb coat.
I would get it smooth but it certainly doesn't have to be neat! The next layer is where we get messy.
Put back in freezer for 30 min. or more, or fridge for at least an hour.
Take your hot fudge (that should not be hot temperature wise!) and poured it over the cake until every inch was covered.
(Please pretend there is a picture here of an Oreo crumb covered cake… whoops!)
I then took Oreo crumbs and just smashed them into the cake. This got pretty messy.. so when I was done I took a fondant smoother and made a nice, clean, flat surface.
I put it right in the fridge to set up before removing the wax strips around the base. Getting the crumbs to really adhere to the hot fudge and frosting is important for a nice clean cut.
Then put a little dollop of frosting and added a cherry on top.
Fun and easy and oh so delicious!
You can obviously play with this cake and have fun with the design and ingredients… but one thing I would not change is the chilling part. You really want those layers to get sturdy and stay that way!
You can serve it chilled or at room temp. When it is at room temp. the chocolate covered cherries ooze that glorious creamy cherry filling over the cake and add such fantastic flavor!!
Be sure to let me know if you try it!
Ohh, I’m so happy! Thank you so much for the tutorial and I know exactly when I’m making this glorious cake – Easter and Mother’s Day! I’ll let you know how it all turns out too. For now, I will just memorize your tutorial so that when the day comes to make it I won’t feel overwhelmed or intimidated.
You made my day and keep sharing your beautiful creations with us!
I’d say “calorie heavy” is a compliment! Why would you even want to bake something that is, heaven forbid, sugar free?! If you’re going to make a cake, do it the right way!!! And THIS is the right way! Love it, can’t wait to make it!!!! MMMMMMM!
Unbelievable! Such an amazing dessert. Wonder how it would work with chocolate covered strawberries?? Mmmmmm… But I adore cherries: cherry pie is my 2nd favorite at Thanksgiving (chocolate cream being my 1st, of course!). Thank you thank you thank you!
BRING THIS AMAZING DESSERT ON!!!
LOVE!!
& i enjoy baking 6 inchers so i am so EXCITED…
calories!?!?…work out!
you are so creative! i cannot believe how perfect you cake looks. if this was me, making this cake, well-you really don’t want to know. thanks for the step by step and a peak into your process!
This calls for a comment I received on one of my own posts:
I think my diet just fainted!
Oh no….I didn’t eat breakfast yet. Perhaps I could have this done in time for lunch?
It’s a good lunch food, right?
Also, I feel like a total moron because I had NO idea you could BUY Oreo crumbs. I’ve been cleaning a mess out of my food processor every time because that’s how I’ve been making them!! Thanks for the tip, chickie!!
OK, now that I know this is only a 6 inch cake, the calories really don’t even count. They don’t start counting until you’re at least at an 8 inch. Period.
I will definitely try this, but I’m probably going to make it with chocolate cake. Because I’m a rebel. And I like chocolate.
A lot.
Excuse me while I wipe the drool off my desk…
My Mother’s Favorite candy is Chocolate Covered Cherries and her birthday is coming up. I am definately going to make this for her birthday celebration. No need to worry about calories on this one because EVERYONE knows that there are no calories to be counted on Birthday Cakes! Orrrr Wedding cakes, or shower cakes, the list goes on and on!!! . LOL Thanks for sharing this tutorial with us. How fun it will be to make. Your the BEST!
I really want to try this one it looks so good and I know my hubby would love it..I also have some special occasions coming that I could make people ohh and awwhhh
yum! What is it about fudge oreos and cherries….they look amazing together and I can almost taste the goodness!
This is AWESOME! SO excited to try this. One question, how in the world did you get it off the wax paper so neatly & without damaging the beauty that is this cake?
That is insane. Totaly madness. Love it.
You have such patience. I could honestly never do this. For starters, I totally suck at the crumb layer. How can someone suck at the crumb layer? I have no idea, but I nearly ruin the cake every time trying to add it.
wow, amazing! I am totally saving that for the future.. I bet my dad would love it for father’s day, he is a chocolate covered cherry fanatic!
Pffft.. I WOULD eat one cherry for every one I put on that delectable cake! Calories are great!! Who cares as long as you don’t eat the whole cake.
Alone.
In ONE sitting.
Ok, I will follow your blog for a while, then I’ll get busy and miss out on it for a while. After perusing through several posts…my gosh…EVERYTHING on this blog is just like I left it…beautiful! EVERYTHING you do is pretty much PERFECT, down to the handwriting on your confections (and I’m a sucker for neat print
. I love it all. I want to eat everything on this site. My FAVORITE dessert/treat is cookies…I actually feel like shedding a few tears because I can’t eat one of your cookies RIGHT NOW! Anyway, I just wanted to give you a quick “Hello” and tell you that you are SO SO talented. Blessings!
ummmm, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You……
I wouldn’t even know how to eat that thing! I’d love to try though, so I’ll be over in an hour. give or take.
If I EVER attempt to make something like this, I’ll let you know. I’m not a cake decorator, but maybe pouring and smooshing I can handle. Thanks for the tutorial. Your cakes never cease to amaze me.
So so fun! One question – did you actually take the wax paper out from underneath the cake, or did you cut it off around the cake?
Great question! I actually just carefully pulled it out after the cake had chilled. Any excess fudge or crumbs I just wiped away.
OH. MY.
Definitely going to try this at some point…
Oh how I love you and your inability to count calories. Chocolate-covered cherries for a cheery look into March.
when I made my ice cream version I froze the whole cake after it was put together. I took it out rolled in on it’s side(i held the top and bottom together) and rolled in the hot fudge then the oreo crubs. I placed it back on the plate and then put the hot fudge and crumbs on the top.
Amazing Amanda!!! I will have to make this cake for my MIL. She loves chocolate covered cherries. And if you ask me it totally looks fat free.
Ahh! Looks so yummy!!! My sister would love this cake
This is an amazing cake, so creative love it.
I was inspired by your Rose cake and made a 4 layer cake for one of my best friends on her birthday I posted it on Flickr and mentioned you. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rowaidafl/sets/72157625985384549/
Such a tall cake… and in my opinion, everything with oreo crumbs tastes great!
I know what cake I want for my birthday. But, bear with me for a moment, what if we… put the chocolate covered cherries on top of a layer of Oreos? Mmmmm. Stability. Yeah. Stability. My fiance is going to think I’m a really bad person if I ask for this for my birthday.
Thanks so much for sharing this!
Swoon! Oh my heavens what a beautifully delicious cake. You are so creative Amanda! Thanks for the DIY on how to make this masterpiece.
I’m off to run a few miles so I can then make this cake. The hubby would love it!
I hope your doing well!
This looks SO good! My husband LOVES chocolate covered cherries and would think this cake is a dream come true! Saturday is dessert day at our house, I think I found our next one!
Love the tutorial – such a decadent cake!
It is beautiful. I am not a fan of chocolate covered cherries, but they were my Grandfather’s favorite and this cake brings back some pretty great memories.
Oh man I can feel my sweet tooth tingling with all the sugary goodness. This is also a very gorgeous cake.
You have such patience. I could honestly never do this. For starters, I totally suck at the crumb layer. How can someone suck at the crumb layer? I have no idea, but I nearly ruin the cake every time trying to add it.
You have such patience. I could honestly never do this. For starters, I totally suck at the crumb layer. How can someone suck at the crumb layer? I have no idea, but I nearly ruin the cake every time trying to add it.
You have such patience. I could honestly never do this. For starters, I totally suck at the crumb layer. How can someone suck at the crumb layer? I have no idea, but I nearly ruin the cake every time trying to add it.
You have such patience. I could honestly never do this. For starters, I totally suck at the crumb layer. How can someone suck at the crumb layer? I have no idea, but I nearly ruin the cake every time trying to add it.
Yummy!!
Oh, what about using ganache instead of hot fudge for a thicker coating? YUM!! I bet that would be awesome, too. Thanks for the tutorial! I am so jealous of your refrigerator space. I can’t imagine having enough room in my fridge for a cake like this.
I’ll take 2…
What a neat idea…love it!!
You have too much fun in that kitchen of yours!! Love it!!
This. Is. Amazing. So decadent and a great idea! I would never think to put chocolate covered cherries in the middle of a cake but I bet it’s fantastic.
As if the original post of yours on this cake wasn’t enough to keep one licking their lips in anticipation for at least a week, this step by step tutorial can send one over the edge! Fabulous Amanda.
Oh my GOODNESS! That is SOMETHING. I am jealous of people who can do things so perfectly. This is gorgeous. Well done.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for the tutorial!!! I have plans to create one next week. I can hardly wait!
Spectacular. I didn’t realize when I first saw the cake there were actually chocolate covered cherries between the layers. I think I was blinded by it’s beauty. Yeah, that’s exactly what happened. ;D
You are a cake genius!!!! <3
Madre míaaaaaa, este pastel se merece un 10.
Besos.
Amanda
As usual you are awesome !
Oh Really Lovely and COLORFUL its Cake’s . I loved and My Favorite Dish . Very nice idea for cake and interesting details Really i like that ……
OMG. I am speechless.
You are so talented!!!
oh my goodness! thank you so much for posting a tutorial! i am so making this!
Amazing! Though, I know mine wouldn’t come out nearly as flat and even as yours did. It’s stunning!
All of you commenters hit the NAIL on the head…specifically “My diet just fainted” and I will add I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!
Amanda, I come here because I love you and I know I will you will teach me excellent baking techniques. This cake is just amazing!! xo
Looks so lovely and delicious!
to this day, i still say ‘pretty please with a cherry on top’…
rockin’ cake, amanda–thanks for the tutorial!
You are a calorie-evil GENIUS!
I have to admit, I’m not a big chocolate covered cherry fan…actually, I’m not even a little chocolate covered cherry fan. But my mom LOVES them, so this will be great to make for her when she visit! Plus, it’s such a fantastic idea for other candies!!! Not to mention the fact that it’s absolutely gorgeous! Beautiful job!
Totally and completely amazing…
Amazing as usual …. xox
This looks amazing! Great picture tutorial.
I’d love to have you share this recipe with Sweet Tooth Friday! http://alli-n-son.com/2011/02/24/cream-cheese-brownies/
This cake looks gorgeous! I’m definitely gonna hafta try it!
Yay! Thank you for posting the tutorial. I will let you know if I make it for my birthday…and IF I share it
Man – I remember this cake. So incredibly stunning. I can only dream making one that looks as good as yours.
Thank you! I am so going to do the chocolate covered cherry layer for my daughter. She LOVES them and she turns 30 in May! YIKES! THANK YOU again for the amazing cake, Amanda!
This looks amazing. Just imagine cutting into the cake and finding a nice little surprise in the middle!
Absolutely awesome, as usual!!!! My husband would be all over this one!
This is perfect! I received (no kidding) TEN boxes of chocolate covered cherries for Christmas– and I had no idea what I would ever do with all of them. This cake is going to SAVE my stash!
thank you!
I ended up making this cake this weekend. Except different. Because I couldn’t find chocolate covered cherries. So I used twix (!) and I used chocolate cake instead of white and ganache instead of chocolate syrup. And I torted it so I had four layers of cake.
But other than that, totally the same.
It was a hit. A girl claimed it to be ‘the best cake I’d ever made.’
So there you go.
Cannot wait to make this…one question: how do you pour the hot fudge over the cake if it isn’t warmed up? The only fudge I have is very thick…now, hersheys chocolate syrup I could see working…what fudge did you use?
I just found your blog…this is definitely NOT good! I am also a baker. If I could I would bake all day and never go to work! I love love love making cookies, cakes and breads. Unfortunately, I’ve also just spent 9 months on Weight Watchers and even reading your blog is a danger zone! However, I always say, if you’re gonna bake…do it with the best, richest, worst for you ingredients possible or it’ll taste like cardboard–and who wants to eat cardboard?
I’ll be reading–but probably not sampling!
because I know I would eat the whole thing myself…alone…when the kids are in bed, I have to wait for a celebration so I can share the delight this cake will be!! My only question is what kind of “hot fudge” you used…the kind I use is so thick, it could never be poured without heating it up first. I’d love a suggestion on a pourable hot fudge
Thank you for sharing your kitchen creations! I thoroughly enjoy them and will always give you the credit when I get the “oohs” and “ahhhs”
Oh. My. Goodness.
This is my first time on your blog…having been sent here via Pioneer woman. I am going to make this beautiful cake, as I believe desserts should be as beautiful to look at as they are to eat. I may deviate from your recipe and make it with Godiva Chocolate Raspberry Truffles, though. As in my mind, that might actually be heaven. MMMMMMM.
Ok, bad thing I just learned today: chocolate covered cherries are seasonal–only stocked at Christmas (at Wal-mart, anyway)
I bought a box of truffles instead 
Will let you know how it turns out in a couple days!
Where did you get the Oreo cookie crumbs? I used to use them a lot…but have not been able to purchase them for quite some time.
Oh my goodness this is beautiful. I have never seen your site and I love what I see. I LOVE to bake and cook. I wish I could do a blog, but I just wouldn’t know where to start. This cake is gorgeous!
Lovely, pure loveliness! I tried to make a similar cake over the holidays and accidentally pushed the cherry cordials into the cake layers…you guessed it! It fell apart. So we sliced it and wrapped in plastic to serve it. They were gone in a flash. I used chocolate cake, because, well I heart chocolate!
Love this oreo cake…totally looks delicious!!!
Wow looks amazing. YUM
Just found this blog and already in love..
my friend and i are making this cake next week on our spring break! my blog will have pictures!!
I love the looks of this cake. I doubt I would really eat much of it as I am not a super sweet lover but I do like a little sweet after a meal or with a cup of strong coffee. But this is so beautiful. And so special. And so unique.
My son and his wife share a love of chocolate covered cherries and when my son proposed he hid her engagement ring inside one and presented it to her. So this cake would be a great cake for their anniversary. Do I dare? You bet – calorie heavy or not.
Gob bless America… what a cake!
Absolutely delectable
I would be terrified to cut into a cake that tall, especially with the added “crunch” of the chocolate-covered cherries…I might modify this by either using cherry pie filling (I know, I know…), or by making single-serving-sized cakes–one chocolate-covered cherry per. Can’t wait to give it a try!
This looks scrumptious!!!
I used cordial blueberries instead of cherries, as my husband is not a big fan of cherries at all. It was delicious!
I just came across your blog and I love it! I really want to try this cake. Did you use 6×2 inch cake pans or 6×3?
Thanks so much! I made this cake for my mom’s birthday and it was a hit!
http://svzlife.blogspot.com/2011/03/sugar-rush-homemade-cake-style.html
You make the awesomest baked goods!
I also saw this on Pionner Woman–you’ve probably got tons of pageviews!!!
I made this recently! It tasted wonderful, although mine didn’t quite look as neat around the edges. Or even in the middle, really.
Wow! I stumbled upon this and it looks AMAZING! challenge accepted, I’m totally baking this. Question though – in your opinion, would a sweet frosting be too much for this cake? Should I go with a mild buttercream instead? I saw you used a sweet vanilla and I know you mentioned you’re still perfecting it, but what do you think? Thanks!
Ohh the decadence!!
I am up for the challenge, though! Every year for his birthday my husband has the same request: chocolate cake with real strawberries somehow incorporated. And every year I try, and am blah about the result. Well. I think I’ll make chocolate covered strawberries and put them in the middle instead of the cherries. And use chocolate cake. And a strawberry buttercream, then a chocolate ganache over the whole thing. Oh yes. Ohhh yes.
Thanks for another great idea, Amanda!! XoXoXo
This cake is very impressive, and if you don’t rush the layers and let them refrigerator for a while, it’s easy to make. You can see how mine turned out here: http://bit.ly/g5HVmM
Saw this cake and HAD to make it-WOW!So good! Couldn’t find chocolate covered cherries so I used maraschino cherries.Thank you for your amazing ideas and sharing them!
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I wanted to tell you that I was inspired by your cake here! I had a birthday girl coming over for dinner one night and while she doesn’t like choc covered cherries, she loves oreos. So…. I made an Oreo Icecream cake. I used 3 6″ pans, two for dark chocolate cakes and one for ice cream. Once I froze the cakes (after baking of course) and then layered with the ice cream in the middle, I used dark chocolate fudge and crushed oreos on the outside. This was such a huge hit that I’ve already made it again!!!!
Wow! I’ll be making this next weekend but I just have one question. In your recipe, you discuss adding a third layer, but the cut cake shows two layers and one layer of filling. If I make three cake layers, will it be able to withstand the second layer of filling w/the cherries?
I made this, and it was delicious! I didn’t have any troubles with the layers because I gave the cake lots of time in the refrigerator, like you suggested. This was definitely a crowd-pleaser and very impressive. Thanks!
You can see mine here: http://bit.ly/g5HVmM
Question… your white cake recipe says it is for two 8 in pans, and to bake at 325-350 for 20-30 minutes.
Is there any difference in the temperature/time when using 6 in pans for this recipe?
Thanks! Going to make this for my wife soon – she loves chocolate covered cherries!
Love this idea! Question, when should I add the dry ingredients? I just made this tonight and when I creamed the butter alone then added the milk the butter didn’t blend completely and left little butter pieces throughout the batter. I thought it could be due to the fact I just added the dry ingredients all at once at the end? Thanks in advance for your help! The batter tasted delicious!!
Brilliant idea!!!! I’ll have to try it one day.
My FIL LOVES chocolate covered cheeries (that reminds me, his bday is soon and I need to get them started as he LOVES my home-made ones that I make…..).
This looks VERY yummy, but I’m not sure I’m brave enough to try this! LOL
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You could use the Cadbury Easter eggs with the different filling choices as a change for this.
Or…you could use chocolate covered peanuts on the outside of this after the ganache layer
so they would stick, they would taste good with choc. covered cherries, right?
If their too heavy for the sides, you could put them all across the top or as a 2nd surprise filling
along with the choc. covered cherries (or interchanging between the 2, that would be a tasty
bite!) Malted milk balls, rolo’s….uh oh, I’m really getting carried away!