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Chocolate Cherry Cake with Fudge Icing
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ingredients
Cake
1 package dark chocolate fudge cake mix
1 can cherry pie filling
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon almond extract
Icing
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup milk
5 tablespoons butter
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
directions
Mix together all cake ingredients. Pour into a greased, floured (or dusted with cocoa) 13x9" pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Bring sugar milk and butter to light boil for 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix in chocolate chips thoroughly. Let sit 1-2 minutes.
Spread on top of cake. Let sit until icing sets. Freezes well too.
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reviews & comments
Can't rate it as yet since I have not tasted it but I will. I did make some changes since I did not have all the recipe called for. I subbed strawberry pie filling for the cherry, added 1/3 cocoa powder to a yellow cake mix and left out the almond extract. For the icing I increased the sugar by 1/3 cup because it tasted to buttery for me, cut the chocolate chips back to 1/2 cup of good dark chocolate chips and added 1 tsp vanilla and it turned great. In my opinion this made way to much icing for the 13x9 cake I had. Will cut the amounts back next time. Taking this to a church dinner and I bet it's a hit.
January 9, 2007
YUM! This is a great, easy dessert to fix in just a few minutes. We loved it! I used 1/4 cup milk and 3/4 cup sugar to make the frosting a bit thicker, and a 10 oz. pkg. of chocolate chips. The frosting was thick and just perfect for the cake. Thanks for the great recipe!
March 14, 2006
This is amazing! I normally double the frosting on cake recipes, but this one makes plenty. Also works very well for cupcakes.