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Cherry Chocolate Cake

Servings: 24

Yield: 1 -9x13 inch cake

Ingredients

½ cup butter

1 ½ cups white sugar
2 large eggs eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 ¾ cups cake flour
1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and
flour one 9x13 inch baking pan.

Step 2

Cream the butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the eggs and
almond extract and beat well. Add the cocoa powder and mix until

well combined.

Step 3

By hand, stir the cake flour, baking soda and salt together. Add flour
mixture to the butter mixture and mix until just combined. Stir in the
cherry pie filling. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

Step 4
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes or until

a toothpick inserted near the middle comes out clean. Cool and frost