Easy Black Forest Cake

Name: Easy Black Forest Cake
Prep time: 1 h 7 min
Cook time: 1 h 7 min
Total time: 1 h 7 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: German, European
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon almond extract; 517 grams package devils food cake mix; 237 milliliters canola oil; 689 grams ready-to-eat cheesecake filling, divided; 595 grams cherry pie filling, divided; 2 teaspoons chocolate extract; 907 grams chocolate fudge frosting; 3 larges eggs; 96 grams package chocolate instant pudding mix; 296 milliliters milk; 132 grams milk chocolate bars, chopped; 12 servings Unsweetened cocoa; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Easy Black Forest Cake a try. This recipe makes 12 servings with 812 calories, 10g of protein, and 29g of fat each. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your valentin day event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 7 minutes. If you have almond extract, chocolate extract, eggs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Grease 2 (9-inch) round cake pans, and dust with cocoa. Set aside.

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Cocoa Powder

Beat cake mix and next 7 ingredients at low speed with an electric mixer 1 minute; beat at medium speed 2 minutes. Fold in chopped chocolate.

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Chocolate

Cake Mix

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Hand Mixer

Pour batter into prepared pans.

Bake at 350 for 30 to 32 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes.

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Oven

Remove from pans to wire racks, and cool completely on wire rack. Wrap and chill cake layers at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours.

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Wrap

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Wire Rack

Using a serrated knife, slice cake layers in half horizontally to make 4 layers.

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Serrated Knife

Place 1 layer, cut side up, on cake plate.

Spread one-third of cheesecake filling over cake; top with one-third of cherry pie filling. Repeat procedure twice with remaining cheesecake filling and cherry filling.

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Spread

Cherry Pie Filling

Cherries

Place final cake layer on top of cake; cut side down.

Spread chocolate fudge frosting on top and sides of cake. Cover and chill in refrigerator until ready to serve.

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Chocolate

Frosting

Spread

Fudge

Garnish, if desired. Store in refrigerator.

Test Kitchen Tip: We tested this recipe with Philadelphia ready-to-eat cheesecake filling. You'll find it in the dairy case with cream cheese products.

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Cheesecake Filling

Cream Cheese