Hershey's Great American Chocolate Cherry Cake Recipe

Total time: 30 minutes

Keto Friendliness Gauge

Net Carbs are 15% of calories per serving, at 47g per serving. The amount is close to the maximum number of net carbs allowed for the keto diet and much higher than the standard recommendation of 25g Net Carbs. You'll have little flexibility to consume additional foods that contain carbs.

How keto-friendly is Hershey's Great American Chocolate Cherry Cake? The Keto Friendliness Gauge visualizes how much this food conforms to the standard keto diet.

  • Green implies that Net Carbs fall within standard keto diet guidelines.
  • Yellow implies that Net Carbs are a little higher than standard keto diet guidelines.
  • Orange implies that Net Carbs are much higher than standard keto diet guidelines and risks kicking you out of ketosis.
  • Red implies that the amount of Net Carbs fall within the upper limits allowed by the keto diet and there's a high risk of getting kicked out of ketosis.

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Keto & Health Insights for Hershey's Great American Chocolate Cherry Cake Recipe

  • Net Carbs are 15% of calories per serving, at 47g per serving. This food is at the upper limits (extremely risky) of what's considered keto-friendly and much higher than standard net carb guidelines for the keto diet. You risk kicking yourself out of ketosis and there's little flexibility to eat more foods that contain carbs. It's recommended that you track the macros of your daily food consumptions—this makes it easier to avoid overconsumption.

Hershey's Great American Chocolate Cherry Cake Recipe Nutrition Label

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 16 servings   ( 112 g )
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 321
Total Fat: 13g
Saturated Fat: 8g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
Monounsaturated Fat: 3g
Trans Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 52mg
Sodium: 140mg
Total Carbohydrates: 50g
Dietary Fiber: 3g
Sugar: 36g
Protein: 3g
Calcium: 56mg Iron: 1mg
Potassium: 125mg Vitamin A: 112mcg
Vitamin C: 0mg Vitamin D: 0mcg

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup butter or margarine , softened
  • 1-3/4 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa or HERSHEY'S Cocoa
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1-1/2 cups dairy sour cream
  • 2 jars (10-oz. each) maraschino cherries , drained, rinsed and divided
  • WHIPPED CREAM FILLING (recipe follows)

Instructions

Visit Hershey's's website to view the recipe instructions. (Via Edamam)