This Drunken Cherry Cake is a decadent dessert of chocolate sponge, pitted cherries, and chocolate ganache. This recipe will give you a step-by-step rundown of how to make this Slavic staple.
Drain juice from canned cherries. Place them in a dish and cover them with vodka. Cover dish with plastic wrap and allow cherries to soak for at least 8 hours and up to overnight.
Cut a line close to the inner rim of the cake. Rip out the inside of the cake to create a bowl. Gently rip the cake insides into small pieces and set aside.