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Originally Posted by jokesonyou24
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this is the best chocolate cherry cake! I mix it up a bit but here is the basic recipe.
Cherry Chocolate Cake
Cake:
1 box devil’s food cake mix
3 eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 can cherry pie filling (21 oz)
Glaze: I add another can first before the glaze. I like cherries!
½ cup butter
5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
6 tablespoons buttermilk (or milk and lemon juice*)
3 ½ cups powdered sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix devil’s food cake mix, eggs, almond extract and cherry pie filling together. If you sift the cake mix, it will blend much easier.
3. Pour batter into a greased 9X13 pan, or whatever size desired. A bunt cake would beautiful. Make sure to distribute the batter evenly, or spread it so that there is less in the middle. (The flatter the cake, the better when you pour the glaze.)
4. Bake for 20-30 minutes depending on thickness of cake. A toothpick should come out clean when done.
5. While cake is in the oven, sift 3 ½ cups powdered sugar and set aside.
6. In a small saucepan, bring butter, cocoa and buttermilk to a boil. Remove from heat.
7. Pour chocolate mixture over the powdered sugar and mix until smooth. Add vanilla.
8. Pour glaze over cake as soon as it comes out of the oven. You can put the cake on to a plate or serving dish and then pour the glaze. This way, there is extra room for the glaze to runoff.