Easiest Black Forest Cake

"Super easy cake...made with mixes and already prepared items...but with a homemade taste!"
 
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photo by Jonathan Melendez photo by Jonathan Melendez
photo by Jonathan Melendez
photo by Cookin-jo photo by Cookin-jo
photo by Jonathan Melendez photo by Jonathan Melendez
photo by Jonathan Melendez photo by Jonathan Melendez
photo by Jonathan Melendez photo by Jonathan Melendez
Ready In:
1hr 15mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
12-16
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ingredients

  • 1 (18 ounce) box devil's food cake mix, baked as directed in 9 x 13 inch pan and left in pan
  • 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
  • 13 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
  • 1 13 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix)
  • 1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip, thawed
  • 1 tablespoon almond extract
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
  • 1 (5 1/8 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding, prepared as directed (use gelatin-free version to make vegetarian)
  • 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
  • chocolate sprinkles
  • maraschino cherry
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directions

  • Mix cherry pie filling and almond extract.
  • While cake is still warm, poke top all over with fork and spread the cherry filling mixture all over the top.
  • When you prepare vanilla pudding, make it as directed on box, but add the vanilla extract to it with the milk.
  • Fold Cool Whip into pudding.
  • Spread pudding mixture over cake, covering the cherry pie filling.
  • Decorate with chocolate sprinkles and cherries.
  • Chill until serving time.

Questions & Replies

  1. Can you put the cherry filling in the middle of the cake layers instead of on top?
     
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Reviews

  1. Delicious! I hosted a party for a women's league and used a German theme. I chose this recipe because it was EASY and used things I had on hand. My daughter was very disappointed to find none left when she got home, so I made another the next day. I sprinkled the top with cocoa powder. It was very pretty. Thanks for a wonderful recipe.
     
  2. This was absolutely delicious! And extrememly easy and quick to put together. The only thing I wasn't sure about was when to put the topping on. It says to put the cherry filling on while warm but I wasn't sure about the pudding. I waited until the cake had cooled to put the pudding on and it turned out great! I took it to my inlaws for a family dinner. Everybody raved over it. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law were groaning because they were so full while heading for seconds of the cake. My husband raved all the way home. Great recipe Karen. Thank you!
     
  3. I'm a fan of black forest anything and this cake is no exception. It was so good! And just like the recipe name suggests, it is super easy to make. It's a real crowd pleaser.
     
  4. We had a guest bring this for a bridal shower several months ago, and my husband loved it, so of course I had to get the recipe from the lady that brought it. I have since made it, too. This is SO easy and quick to make, serves a bunch of people, and tastes really good. It's a great thing to make if you are a new baker, too, because it looks like you spent a lot of time making it. This is a great recipe.
     
  5. This was sooo easy to make and very tasty. The only thing I did not like was the thickness of the cake. Next time, I will probably make two layers out of it, double the cherry filling and spread it between the layers and also on the top. Thanks for sharing :-)
     
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Tweaks

  1. Put the cherry pie filling directly into the cake batter instead of on top. Not as runny.
     

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