Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 cups sour cream
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 cup dried cherries
  • 1 tablespoon icing sugar

Method

  • Preheat oven to 325°F.
  • Grease and flour a 10 cup (2.5L) Bundt pan.
  • In large bowl, beat butter with brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time.
  • In a separate bowl, sift flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix.
  • Stir flour mixture into butter mixture alternately with sour cream - make 3 additions of flour and 2 sour cream.
  • Stir in chocolate chips and cherries.
  • Bake for approximately 1 hour.
  • Let cool for 10 minutes; Loosen with knife. Turn cake over onto cooling rack and lift off pan.
  • When cool, sprinkle with icing sugar.
  • Enjoy!