Chocolate Cherry Cake

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Chocolate cherry cake is a moist and decadent chocolate cake filled with sweet cherry pie filling. Top this cherry chocolate cake with chocolate icing and more cherries.

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Preheat the oven to 350 F (177 C). Lightly grease and line the bottom and long sides of a 9 x 13 inch cake pan with parchment paper.

Step 1:  

In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, sour cream, almond extract and chocolate cake mix until well combined. Stir in the cherry pie filling and chocolate chips.

Step 2:  

If you would like, reserve up to ½ cup cherry pie filling to top pieces of the cake. Alternatively, top the cake with another can of cherry pie filling or use fresh cherries.

Step 3:  

Pour the chocolate and cherry cake into the prepared cake pan. Bake for 30 - 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.

Step 4:  

Cool the cake in the cake pan for 1 hour. Remove the cake from the pan, remove the parchment paper and return the cooled cake to the pan or to a serving platter.

Step 5:  

Make the chocolate icing by melting chocolate chips and butter in a microwave safe bowl for 30 - 45 seconds, stirring in between round of heating. Once the chocolate is smooth, melted and well combined with the butter, mix in the powdered sugar, vanilla and warm milk as needed to achieve your preferred texture of the icing

Step 6:  

Once the cake is cooled and the icing is made, quickly smooth the chocolate icing across the top of the cooled cake. Slice the cake, top with more cherries if you like and enjoy.

Step 7:  

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