Old Fashioned Chocolate Maraschino Cherry Cake is the best homemade Chocolate Cake. This cake is wonderfully delicious combination of chocolate cake, maraschino cherry buttercream filling and chocolate frosting! Perfect decadent dessert for chocolate and cherry lovers!

You will love this simple chocolate cake with cherry buttercream filling. It is easy to make, has perfect chocolate cherry flavor and melt in your mouth moisture.
How to Make Chocolate Cake?
To make cake:
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees
• Grease two 9-inch round baking pans, line with parchment paper or waxed paper, set aside
• In a large bowl, stir together granulated sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt and all-purpose flour
• In a separate bowl, combine the eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla extract, mix well
• Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix to combine
• Stir in boiling water and mix
• Pour batter into prepared pans
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
• Let cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then remove the cakes to wire racks and let cool completely

This cake loaded with chocolate flavor. The boiling water intensifies the chocolate flavor of the cocoa.

How to Make Maraschino Cherry Buttercream Filling?
• In a large mixer bowl, beat softened butter until completely smooth and fluffy
• Slowly add half of the powdered sugar and mix until smooth
• Add 5 tablespoons of cherry juice and almond extract and mix until smooth
• Slowly add the remaining powdered sugar and mix until smooth
• Add chopped cherries and mix until completely combined

A heavenly filling is just as important as a good cake. It is going to crown the cake after all. It is perfectly buttery and rich with the perfect intensity of maraschino cherry flavor.
This maraschino cherry filling is fruity, silky smooth, creamy and has a beautiful pink color. I used almond extract for the filling because cherry and almond go together so perfectly!

How to Make Chocolate Buttercream Frosting?
• In a the bowl of an electric stand mixer, fitted with paddle attachment, whip butter on high speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes, occasionally scraping down sides of the bowl
• Sift in cocoa powder then add in powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons heavy cream and vanilla and mix on low speed until combine, scrapping down the sides of the bowls as needed and adding up to 1 tablespoon additional cream to thin if desired

Chocolate buttercream frosting is fluffy, creamy, smooth, rich and perfectly decadent and delicious. This frosting really is the ultimate icing on the cake, it’s melt in your mouth texture to its indulgent flavor it’s dreamy in every way.

How to Store Chocolate Maraschino Cherry Cake?
I usually set my cake on a large flat plat and frost then store in an airtight cake carrier in the fridge up to 4 days. The cake can also be stored at room temperature but it doesn’t keep as long.
How to Freeze Chocolate Cake?
This cake freezes incredibly well up to 3 months. Wrap layers separately in plastic wrap and aluminum foil then store in an airtight container. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator then frost and serve at room temperature. Leftover frosted cake can be frozen as well.

I must say that I really think chocolate cakes are perfect choice for every occasion so that’s why there are so many recipes and combinations with chocolate. This cake looks like it is hard to make but I know that you will be surprised how it is easy when you start making it. Chocolate Maraschino Cherry Cake is most amazing cake I have ever made! Enjoy!