When making this bread their are two kinds of bread you need to make. Vanilla and Chocolate bread. You will end up with 2 loafs of Black Forest Bread with Cherries, one to eat and one to freeze.

Preheat oven to 350* and line two 9 by 5 inch pans with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides; coat and spray with cooking spray.

First make the Vanilla Bread.

1 3/4 cups flour
1 1/4 tsp. baking power
1/2 tsp. salt
1 stick softened butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 cup milk ( Tip: If you only want to make Vanilla bread increase the milk to 3/4 of a cup)
1. Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat the butter and sugar with a mixer until fluffy; beat in the eggs and vanilla, then the milk. Beat in the dry ingredients. Also mix into the batter 1 1/2 cups chopped pitted cherries.

2. Divide the batter between two pans.

Now make the Chocolate Bread

1 1/2 cups sour cream
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cups sugar ( I used 1/4 sugar)
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1. Whisk sour cream, vegetable oil, eggs and 1 tsp. vanilla. In another bowl whisk flour, sugar, cocoa powder and chips, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.

Divide the batters between two pans; swirl the batter. Bake for 55 to 65 minutes.  Do the old toothpick check. Let cool 1 hour, then remove the loafs from the pan and transfer to a rack to cool completely. Remember one for you and one for the freezer!! Enjoy.