Drunken Cherry Chocolate Cake Recipe 455

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Gently heat the prunes and Marsala over a low heat until hot. Remove from the heat and leave for about 1 hr or until the prunes have absorbed almost all of the liquid. Whizz the prunes and any remaining booze in a food processor until roughly chopped.
• Butter and line the base of a 20cm springform tin. Dust with cocoa, tip out any excess and reserve. Melt the butter and chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water. Stir in the prune mix.
• Whisk the sugars, 2 eggs and 2 egg yolks until pale, thick and doubled in volume. Fold the chocolate mixture and vanilla into the egg mixture, then sift over the ground almonds, flour and remaining cocoa. Fold until everything is combined.
• Whisk the egg whites until stiff and gently fold into the mixture. Spoon into the prepared tin and bake for 20-25 mins or until a light crust has formed. Allow to cool in the tin - it will sink and crack as it cools. Remove from the tin and dust with cocoa before serving.

Steps:

• Combine cake mix, cherry pie filling, and three eggs. Mix until well blended.
• Bake in well greased and floured 9 x 13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes.
• To Make Frosting: Combine sugar, butter or margarine, and milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and cook 1 minute.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in chocolate pieces until melted and smooth.
• Frost when cake is cool.

Steps:

• ● Booze up your cherries: o Rinse, drain and pit your 1 lb. of cherries. Roughly chop your pitted cherries and place them in a medium bowl with 1/2 cup golden rum. o Let sit at room temp for 1 hour then drain cherries. Keep both the cherries and the syrup. ● Make the Chocolate Cake. Once cool, slice in half to make two layers. ● Make the Frosting: o Mix the 2 sticks of butter with 3 cups powdered sugar and salt on low speed or until combined (1 min) o Increase speed to medium-high and beat until the mixture is fluffy (2 min). o Add cream cheese 1-piece at a time and mix until combined. o Add 4 Tbsp. reserved cherry liquid, ▪ Reserve the remaining cherry syrup. o Refrigerate frosting until ready to use. Assembling the Cake: ● Stir 1/4 cup cold filtered water into the remaining cherry rum syrup. ● Generously brush the bottom layer with the cherry rum syrup. ● Cover the top with frosting and top with the chopped boozy cherries. ● Refrigerate your unfrosted cake for 15-20 min to let it rest, then frost the top and sides.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• Spread pie filling in baking dish.
• Top with dry cake mix; gently shake pan to distribute evenly.
• Pour melted butter over top, tilting pan to cover as much of top with butter as possible.
• Bake 42 to 45 minutes or until mostly dry on top and bubbly around edges. Cool 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm with whipped topping or ice cream.