sinful chocolate-cherry cake

Name: Sinful Chocolate-Cherry Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Ingredients: ## FOR THE CAKE:; 10 ounce(s) maraschino jar, cherries, drained ( save juice), chop cherries; 1 box(es) moist devil's food cake mix; 1/2 cup(s) vegetable oil; 3 - eggs; ## FOR THE ICING:; 1/2 cup(s) crisco ( not liquid); 1/2 cup(s) unsalted butter ( do not use margarine); 1 tablespoon(s) meringue powder; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon(s) butter flavoring; 1/4 teaspoon(s) almond extract; 1/4 teaspoon(s) orange extract; 1/4 teaspoon(s) lemon extract; 16 ounce(s) powdered sugar; 2 tablespoon(s) warm water; 1/8 teaspoon(s) salt; 10 ounce(s) jar, maraschino cherries, drained, ( save juice ) chopped; 1 cup(s) cherry-cola beverage ( this goes in the cake, not the icing, couldn't get it to add under cake ingredients

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Jo Ann Gullett

Atkins, AR

Updated on Sep 21, 2013

If you like cherries, you will love this cake. Not over-powering, but very good flavor! Very moist. The frosting, is a little bit expensive, but, once you buy all your extracts, you will have them for other cakes, and desserts.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 35 Min

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Ingredients

FOR THE CAKE:
10 ounces maraschino jar, cherries, drained ( save juice), chop cherries
1 box moist devil's food cake mix
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 - eggs
FOR THE ICING:
1/2 cup crisco ( not liquid)
1/2 cup unsalted butter ( do not use margarine)
1 tablespoon meringue powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon butter flavoring
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 teaspoon orange extract
1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
16 ounces powdered sugar
2 tablespoons warm water
1/8 teaspoon salt
10 ounces jar, maraschino cherries, drained, ( save juice ) chopped
1 cup cherry-cola beverage ( this goes in the cake, not the icing, couldn't get it to add under cake ingredients

How To Make sinful chocolate-cherry cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350*. Spray bottom of 13x9x2 inch pan, with spray, then sprinkle sugar over that. ( This gives your a cake a small "sweetness" on bottom of cake.

Step 2

In large bowl, beat cake mix, cola beverage, oil, eggs, and saved cherry juice, with electric mixer on low, for 30 seconds, then on medium for 2 minutes.
Step 3

Stir in chopped cherries.
Step 4

Bake 34 to 42 minutes, or until toothpick inserted, comes out clean. Cool completely, ( about an hour), then frost cake with icing below.
Step 5

In a small cup, measure out water and salt. Set aside and let the salt dissolve.
Step 6

With an electric mixer, cream crisco, and butter until well combined.
Step 7

Add meringue powder and all the extracts and flavorings, mixing well.
Step 8

On low speed, gradually add the powdered sugar until well combined. It will get clumpy after the it is all in there.
Step 9

Mix in salt/water, enough cherry juice to desired consistency.
Step 10

Stir in chopped cherries, if you end up adding too much liquid, and it's too thin, just add a little bit of powdered sugar @ a time, until you get to the right consistancy that you want. And if it's too thick, just add a little bit more of cherry juice, until it's just like you want it.
Step 11

Frost cake.
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