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Chocolate Cherry Cola Cake

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I love to celebrate birthdays with the crew and my bandmates. When we're on the road, it's nice to have the band family celebrate. Jimi's birthday falls at the end of October, and I sometimes make this silly chocolate cherry cola cake for him, decorating the top with chocolate cherry cordials or gummy candies. I always let him choose what he's got a hankering for, and it's often this.

Cooks' Note

Southern Simple: If I make this in July, I'll use fresh pitted cherries in the frosting for a bit of tang and garnish the top with fresh cherries as well. Jimi and I can eat our weight in fresh cherries during the summer. We're always bringing them on the bus to share. If it isn't cherry season, I use bright maraschino cherries in the frosting.

Southern Mother: For a really silly decoration for a kid's party, top the cake with some cherry- and cola bottle-shaped gummy candies.

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