heavenly chocolate cherry cake

Name: Heavenly Chocolate Cherry Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## THE CAKE; 1 - cake mix, devils food; 2 can(s) 14 oz pie cherries; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) almond extract; 1/4 cup(s) egg beaters or 2 egg whites; ## THE FROSTING; 1 cup(s) sugar; 5 tablespoon(s) shortening, butter flavor,(smart balance or similar, must have low water content) or butter; 1/3 cup(s) skim milk; 1 cup(s) semi-sweet chocolate chips

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75 Pinches

Deb Lund

Rhinelander, WI

Updated on Oct 4, 2011

I don't eat many cakes, but if you love chocolate and you love cherries...you will love this cake as much as I do! As usual, I try to keep it as low fat as possible. I based this on a recipe that I found many years ago in a church cookbook from somewhere in Wisconsin. I tweaked it a bit and found what works for me and my family.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield Depends on the size of the slice...at least 12 squares

Ingredients

THE CAKE
1 - cake mix, devils food
2 cans 14 oz pie cherries
1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
1/4 cup egg beaters or 2 egg whites
THE FROSTING
1 cup sugar
5 tablespoons shortening, butter flavor,(smart balance or similar, must have low water content) or butter
1/3 cup skim milk
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

How To Make heavenly chocolate cherry cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees. Spray a 9x13 inch pan with cooking spray or grease and flour pan.

Step 2

Mix all cake ingredients together and stir by hand until combined well.
Step 3

Pour batter into pan and bake at 350 for 25-35 minutes. The center will spring back and a toothpick inserted in the middle will come out fairly clean (cherries)
Step 4

Frosting. Heat milk butter and sugar in mircowave safe container that allows for a bit of a rise in the liquid. Bring just to boil and make sure all is melted and well combined. You can also do this on the stove. Remove from heat source Add chocolate Chips and keep stirring until all is melted and smooth. Pour immediately and evenly over hot cake. Do not spread. The Chocolate will form a nice sheen over the top when cooled.
Step 5

Enjoy!
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