Chocolate Cherry Layer Cake Recipe | Land O’Lakes

Ingredients

• Chocolate Cake
• 1 1/4 cups Land O Lakes® Butter
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 5 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs beaten
• Almond Crumbs
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Butter melted
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• Vanilla Bean Frosting
• 2 cups Land O Lakes® Butter softened
• 1 vanilla bean, * scrape seeds from inside bean
• 7 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream
• 2/3 cup cherry jam
• Chocolate Covered Cherries
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
• 16 bing cherries, with stems, drained, patted dry
• Chocolate Ganache