Bake this delicious black forest cherry cake garnished with maraschino or candied cherry and chocolate curls – dessert ready in 55 minutes.
Black Forest Cherry Cake
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 55 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 12
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box devil's food cake mix with pudding
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 3/4 cups water
- 3 eggs
Filling and Topping
- 1 can (21 oz) cherry or cherry-cranberry pie filling
- 3/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 container (8 oz) frozen reduced-fat whipped topping, thawed
- Maraschino or candied cherry and chocolate curls, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 15x10x1-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray. Line with foil, extending foil over short sides of pan; grease foil. In large bowl, beat cake mix, flour, water and eggs with electric mixer on low speed until moistened, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat on high speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Spread batter evenly in pan.
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Step2Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Remove cake from pan by lifting foil; place on wire rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
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Step3Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix pie filling and 1/2 teaspoon of the almond extract.
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Step4Cut cooled cake in half crosswise to make 2 (10x7-inch) layers; remove foil. Place 1 cake layer on serving platter or tray; spread pie filling mixture over top. Top with remaining cake layer.
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Step5Stir remaining 1/4 teaspoon almond extract into whipped topping. Spread mixture over sides and top of cake. Serve immediately, or loosely cover and refrigerate until serving time. If desired, garnish each serving with maraschino or candied cherry and chocolate curls. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition
290
Calories
7g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
53g
Total Carbohydrate
35g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 290
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 11%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 19%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 55mg
- 18%
- Sodium
- 360mg
- 15%
- Potassium
- 220mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 53g
- 18%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 9%
- Sugars
- 35g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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