Chocolate Cherry Rye Cake With Cherry Chip Mocha Glaze

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup rye flour
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup tart red cherries, coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee
• 1 dash salt
• 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 -2 tablespoon milk
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup of diced sour cherry

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 thoroughly cream the butter and sugar; add eggs and honey mixing well.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine the flours, cocoa, soda and spices; add the egg mixture and buttermilk mixing until well blended.
• 4 fold in the 1 cup of tart red cherries and pour the batter into a 9 x 9 inch square baking pan.
• 5 bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
• 6 allow cake to cool about 30 minutes.
• 7 in a small bowl, mix the butter, cocoa, instant coffee and salt together; gradually add powdered sugar alternating with milk.
• 8 stir in vanilla and diced cherries and pour over cake.
• 9 allow to sit about 30 minutes before serving.