Ingredients
18 oz devil's food cake mix
21 oz cherry pie filling
1 tsp almond extract
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup sugar
5 tbsp butter
1/3 cup milk
6 oz semisweet chocolate chips
Directions
Mix first 4 ingredients by hand with spatula until well-blended. Turn
into greased, floured 9 X 13 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 F 25-30
minutes, or until cake tests done. Let cool and cut into squares
before adding icing. To make icing, combine sugar, butter and milk in
saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and boil 1 minute.
Remove from heat and add chocolate chips. Stir until melted. Pour
over cake and spread.
Servings: 8 servings
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Categories: Cake; Chocolate; Chocolate Cake; Dessert; Fruit
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