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Chocolate Cherry Cake
 
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Prep Time: 45 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Ready In: 75 Minutes
Servings: 12
Flo Burtnett of Gage, Oklahoma has a sweet treat to enhance your buffet—a lusciously verssatile layer cake. I've changed the design on top to a heart for Valentine's, a pumpkin for autumn and a tree for Christmas, she reveals.—Flo Burtnett, Gage, Oklahoma
Ingredients:
1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size)
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups (16 ounces) cherry yogurt
3 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 carton (12 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
1 can (21 ounces) more-fruit cherry pie filling, divided
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of two greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment paper; grease paper.
2. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, cinnamon, yogurt, eggs, milk and vanilla. Beat on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium 2 minutes. Transfer to prepared pans.
3. Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
4. Place one cake layer on a serving platter. Spread 1-3/4 cups whipped topping in a circle 1-1/2 in. wide around outer top edge of cake. Fill in center with 1 cup cherry pie filling. Top with remaining cake layer.
5. Remove and discard 1/3 cup thickened cherry sauce from pie filling. Using some of the cherries, outline a star shape on top of cake; fill in center with remaining pie filling. Spread or pipe 1-3/4 cups whipped topping around the star. If desired, pipe remaining whipped topping around bottom edge of cake. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 12 servings.
By RecipeOfHealth.com