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Black Forest Delight

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20 min

total time

4 hr 5 min

makes

16 servings, 1 piece (120 g) each

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What You Need

1 pkg. (2-layer size) devil's food cake mix

1 cup boiling water

1 pkg. (85 g) Jell-O Cherry Jelly Powder

1/4 cup cold water

2/3 cup sour cream

2/3 cup icing sugar

3 cups thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping

1/3 cup drained maraschino cherries, divided

1 oz. Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate

Make It

HEAT oven to 350ºF.

PREPARE cake batter and bake as directed on package for 2 (9-inch) round layers. Loosen cakes from sides of pans with knife; cool in pans 15 min.

ADD boiling water to jelly powder; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Pierce cake layers with large fork at 1/2-inch intervals. Pour half the jelly over each cake. Refrigerate 3 hours.

MIX sour cream and sugar in medium bowl; gently stir in Cool Whip. Dip bottom of 1 cake pan in warm water 10 sec.; invert cake onto plate. Carefully remove pan; spread cake with 1 cup Cool Whip mixture. Reserve a few cherries for garnish. Chop remaining cherries; sprinkle over cake on plate. Remove remaining cake layer from pan; place on first cake layer. Frost top and sides with remaining Cool Whip mixture.

MELT chocolate as directed on package; cool slightly. Drizzle over cake. Garnish with reserved cherries.

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Size-Wise

Few can resist the combination of chocolate and cherries in this rich cake. And since it serves 16, it's a great dessert to serve at your next gathering of friends or family.

How to Drizzle Melted Chocolate

Melt chocolate as directed on package; spoon into small plastic bag. Cut small hole in bottom corner of bag. Use to drizzle chocolate over cake. Or, drizzle chocolate over cake with small spoon.

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posted by barbara1301308 | on 1/30/2013

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I made this for a Christmas party and it was a big hit.I don't like sour cream so I used the vanilla frosting prepared in the vanilla snowflake cake on the kraft website.The cake melts in the mouth,so good.
posted by lisabisante | on 12/24/2012

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I made this cake last night for my husbands birthday..he's a great fan of chocolate cakes...and eventhough it's not all chocolate he just loved it. He wants me to make it again next year for his birthday!! the only thing I modified a bit was the frosting I split it into 2 different parts and added coacoa powder to make a chocolate contrast...you can see it on the picture I posted...ENJOY!!
posted by silentangel | on 12/10/2012

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Just made this a few hours ago and served it for my dad's birthday. It was FANTASTIC! Very simple to make and everyone LOVED it. Will definitly make this again.
posted by suffi | on 9/9/2012

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I love this recipe! It always turns out great. I do make a couple of changes though to save on the calories. I use sugar free Cherry Jell-O and substitute plain greek yogurt for the sour cream. No one can tell the difference.
posted by lrivet | on 5/12/2012

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This cake was excellent and I have made it a few times now. It was my daughter's request for her birthday this year!
posted by Charlie22 | on 3/22/2012

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Made this cake for my husband birthday.. it was a hit.. everybody loved it and specially my husband.. didn't twice since then..
posted by a cook | on 9/18/2011

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Made this cake for my boyfriends birthday since he loves Black Forest Cake. Turned out awesome. Looked store bought (I uploaded the pic, hope it worked). I didnt care for the taste of the icing with the sour cream, so I added the rest of the Cool Whip container to even out the taste.
posted by Sheenis | on 9/12/2011

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made this for a birthday & it was easily the best cake I have ever tasted.....everyone loved it! I will definitely make it again....
posted by a cook | on 1/30/2011

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