Chocolate Cherry Cake

By JaneA

Given to us by Laura Walker when we lived in Sault Ste. Marie

Ingredients

• Icing:
• 1 pkg Devils Food cake Mix
• 1 can cherry fruit pie filling
• 1 tsp almond extract.
• 2 eggs.
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup crisco (butter favoured shortening)
• 2/3 cup boiled milk
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 2-3 squares unsweetened melted chocolate (add to first 3 ingredients)

Preparation

Step 1

Cake
In large bowl combine ingredients and mix by hand with wooden spoon until well mixed. Pour into 9X13" pan. Bake 25-30 minutes at 350F until toothpick comes out clean. Remove and let cool on cooling rack.

Icing:
Put margarine and crisco in bowl, beat, add sugar and beat again.
Add hot milk gradually. Then blen with mixer until fluffy.