$25,000 Chocolate Cherry Cake

Attributed to:  Marilyn

Source: Five Family Cookbook

Category: Pies and Cakes

Prep time: 10 minutes

Total time: 45 minutes

Servings: 8

Difficulty rating: 2

Notes: To successfully frost this cake, buck your cake-making instincts, and pour frosting while the cake is hot. 

Ingredients: 

1 (15.25 ounce) box Fudge cake mix

1 (21 ounce) can Cherry pie filling

1 teaspoon Almond extract

1 cup Sugar

5 tablespoons Margarine or Salted butter

1/3 cup Milk

12 ounces Semi-sweet chocolate chips

Special Tools/Equipment:

Instructions: 

1. Preheat oven to 350* F. Grease and flour a 9”x13” baking pan and set aside. 

2. Combine cake mix, pie filling, and almond extract in a medium mixing bowl. Do not add eggs, oil, or water per the cake mix instructions. Stir by hand to mix well until lumps are removed. 

3. Pour into a greased pan, and bake for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake is removed clean.

4. While the cake is baking, prepare the frosting. In a medium saucepan, bring sugar, margarine or butter, and milk to a boil. Remove from heat, and stir in chocolate chips. 

5. Transfer cake from the baking pan to a serving dish, and pour frosting over the cake.