Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cake
- Vegetable oil spray for misting
- 1 package (18.25 ounces) plain devil's food cake mix or devil's food mix with pudding
- 1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure almond extract
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1/3 cup whole milk
- 1 package (6 ounces; 1 cup) semisweet chocolate chips
- Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly mist a 13- by 9-inch baking pan with vegetable oil spray.
- Set the pan aside.
- Place the cake mix, cherry pie filling, eggs, and almond extract in a large mixing bowl.
- Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute.
- Stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
- Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more, scraping the sides down again if needed.
- The batter should look thick and well blended.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top with the rubber spatula.
- Place the pan in the oven.
- Bake the cake until it springs back when lightly pressed with your finger and just starts to pull away from the sides of the pan, 30 to 35 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the oven and place it on a wire rack while you prepare the glaze.
- For the glaze, place the sugar, butter, and milk in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a boil.
- Boil, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
- Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the chocolate chips.
- When the chips have melted and the glaze is smooth, pour it over the warm cake so it covers the entire surface.
- The glaze will be thin but will firm up.
- Cool the cake for 20 minutes before cutting into squares and serving.
- Store this cake, covered in aluminum foil, at room temperature for up to 5 days or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
- Or freeze the cake, wrapped in foil, for up to 6months.
- Thaw the cake overnight on the counter before serving.
vegetable oil spray, cake, cherry pie filling, eggs, almond, sugar, butter, milk, chocolate chips
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/chocolate-covered-cherry-cake-recipe.html (may not work)