Chocolate-Cherry Cola Cake

By dawn716

Ingredients

• 1 jar (10 oz) maraschino cherries, drained, 1/4 cup liquid reserved
• 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® devil's food cake mix
• 1 cup cherry cola carbonated beverage
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 container Betty Crocker® Whipped vanilla frosting
• 1 cup marshmallow creme
• 24 maraschino cherries with stems, well drained, if desired

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour. Chop cherries; set aside.

In large bowl, beat cake mix, cola beverage, oil, eggs and 1/4 cup reserved cherry liquid with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in chopped cherries. Pour into pan.

Bake 34 to 42 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

In small bowl, mix frosting and marshmallow creme until smooth. Frost cake. Top each piece with 2 cherries with stems. Store loosely covered.

Makes
12 servings