BLACK FOREST CAKE RECIPE

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Make our Black Forest Cake Recipe for any special occasion! Featuring chocolate and cherry flavors, our Black Forest Cake Recipe is tasty and easy to make.

Provided by My Food and Family

Time 1h30m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate cake mix
1 pkg. (3.9 oz.) JELL-O Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding
1 can (21 oz.) cherry pie filling, drained
1/4 cup Kirsch (cherry brandy)
1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Extra Creamy Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
1 oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, coarsely grated

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F.
Prepare cake batter and bake as directed on package for 2 (9-inch) round cake layers, blending dry pudding mix into batter before pouring into prepared pans. Cool cakes in pans 15 min. Invert onto wire racks; gently remove pans. Cool cakes completely.
Mix cherry pie filling and kirsch. Reserve 1/2 cup each of the cherry mixture and COOL WHIP for garnish; spoon remaining cherry mixture onto 1 cake layer on plate. Cover with 1 cup of the remaining COOL WHIP and second cake layer.
Spread 1-1/2 cups of the remaining COOL WHIP onto top and side of cake. Top with dollops of the remaining COOL WHIP. Garnish with reserved cherry mixture and grated chocolate. Keep refrigerated.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 280, Fat 10 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 400 mg, Carbohydrate 46 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 32 g, Protein 3 g