Chocolate Cherry Cake

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Servings: 18
Yield: 18 servings

Description

This chocolate cherry cake is easy to make with cake mix and cherry pie filling. The cake is topped with homemade chocolate frosting for a real treat!

Ingredients

1 (18 1/4 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
3 eggs
1 cup white sugar
5 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup milk
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1 Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
2 Combine cake mix, cherry pie filling, and three eggs in a large bowl until well blended; pour cake mixture into prepared pan.
3 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 to 40 minutes. Let cake cool completely.
4 To make the frosting: Combine sugar, butter, and milk in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips until melted and smooth.
5 Spread frosting evenly over cooled chocolate cake.
6 Slice and serve.