Easy Chocolate Cherry Cake

• 1 (18 ounce) box white cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 13 cup oil
• 1 14 cups water
• 1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained, patted dry, and chopped
• 14 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 (16 ounce) cans chocolate frosting
• 12 maraschino cherries, with stems on for garnish

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Coat two 8-inch round cake pans with cooking spray.
3. Make the cake mix according to package directions.
4. Stir in the chopped cherries and almond extract into the batter.
5. Divide the batter evenly between the pans.
6. Bake according to package directions.
7. Cool on wire racks for 5 minutes.
8. Remove from the pans and cool completely.
9. Transfer 1 3/4 cup frosting to a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip or plastic food storage bag with the corner snipped.
10. Trim rop of cakes to level if necessary.
11. Place one cake layer on a serving plate.
12. Spread with 1 can of frosting.
13. Top with the second layer and spread with the remaining frosting.
14. Pipe 12 rosettes around the top edge of the cake and place the stemmed cherries in the rosettes.

white cake, eggs, oil, water, maraschino cherries, almond, chocolate frosting, maraschino cherries

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/easy-chocolate-cherry-cake-146283 (may not work)