Nana's Chocolate Cherry Cake
"This was one of my Nana's signature cakes...We all loved cherry cordials and received them for Christmas quite a few times! This cake was my Nana's way of giving us that same simple pleasure, but in a more healthy (???) way! YUM-O!!!"
photo by Chef Dee
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 1 (18 ounce) box dark chocolate cake mix
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can thank you brand cherry pie filling
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon almond flavoring
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- dark chocolate frosting
directions
- Mix cake mix, eggs and flavorings until well-blended. (I use a hand mixer and mix for at least 2 minutes.).
- Fold in cherry pie filling (gently).
- Spread batter into a 8" x 12" pan that has been greased and floured.
- Bake at 350 degrees until done. (40-50 minutes, according to the cake mix package.).
- Frost with dark chocolate frosting.
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Reviews
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This made a great cake I made it for my wife for mothers day and everyone loved it -
What a great and moist cake, I remember just after moving to the states, back a million years ago.. my neighbor brought on along for my first potluck. Tried it exactly as stated and added the cream cheese frosting, as Amy had suggested. Wonderful. This is a last Goodby to Stacy. -
This was great for my son's first birthday-- as easy as a boxed mix, but it tasted like something special. It took almost an hour in my two round pans. I kept testing with a toothpick, but it was hard to tell if it was done due to the cherries making the toothpick look moist. I frosted this with cream cheese frosting and it was really a good combo. Thanks for posting! -
really good stuff as usual stack, everyone check out her recipes . they are wonderful. dee
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This cake wasn't as delicious as I thought it was going to be, but it did turn out to be a good cake. I followed the directions exactly with the exception that I used a 9x13" cake pan and only baked the cake about 25 minutes. Thank you for a good recipe. I will be making this again sometime!
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Editor's Note: Sadly Stacky5 passed away on Monday, October 20, 2008.
Hi! My name is Stacy, and I'm a single Mom who works full-time with 4 kids ranging from ages 9 to 21, a brand new granddaughter named Faith, and a cat named Pubert (we call him Pube) who is also my kid... That's his photo as my icon. Oh, and a new kitten that the kids named "KeeKee" but who I call Little Kitteh. I love them with all my heart! Even though I don't have my parents anymore, their presence is always felt and their love has resonated in my life, even after all this time. You'll find a lot of my posted recipes that refer to "Jolean" --- and that's my Mom. :) I sure do miss her...
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