black forest delight
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Makes a beautiful cake. I've used this recipe many times, and always gotten many compliments. The icing compliments the flavors of the cake so well!
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prep time
20 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
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yield
12 serving(s)
Ingredients
- DIRECTIONS FOR CAKE
- 1 box duncan hines dark chocolate or fudge cake
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 1 small box cherry jello
- 1 cup boiling water
- DIRECTIONS FOR ICING
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 8 ounces cool-whip
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- DIRECTIONS FOR GARNISH
- 1 - jar maraschino cherries
- 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon crisco
How To Make black forest delight
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 8" round pans. Drain and chop cherries, reserve one for garnish. Set aside.
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Step 2In large bowl, mix well cake mix, oil, water, and eggs. Pour into prepared pans and bake for 30-35 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes, then pierce all over with large fork. Do not remove from pans.
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Step 3Mix cherry jello with boiling water, stir until completely dissolved. Pour jello evenly over cakes, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
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Step 4In large bowl, mix sour cream with Cool-Whip. Add almond extract and mix, then blend in powdered sugar.
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Step 5Dip cake pans in warm water up to rim to loosen, then invert cake layer onto serving plate. Frost first layer, then cover top of this layer with chopped cherries. Place second layer and frost entire cake. Garnish top with single cherry.
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Step 6In small plastic or glass bowl, mix chocolate chips and Crisco, heat until melted. Pour into sandwich bag and clip very small corner, drizzle chocolate over entire cake. Store in refrigerator.
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