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 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
1/2 teaspoon salt
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
1/2 cup Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
*Substitute 1 tablespoon vanilla extract.