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Easy Chocolate Cherry Sheet Cake
This Easy Chocolate Cherry Sheet Cake is so delicious. Maraschino cherries are mixed in with the batter. A homemade chocolate fudge topping finishes it off! If you are feeling really indulgent, serve it with a side of cherry ice cream!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Dessert
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 16
Calories 250 kcal
Cake: 1 box devil's food cake mix 10 oz jars maraschino cherries with out stems reserve juice (If they have stems, remove them.) 2 eggs ¼ cup vegetable oil ¼ cup milk 1 tsp almond extract Frosting: 1 cup sugar ⅓ cup cocoa ¼ cup evaporated milk ⅛ tsp salt 1 stick butter 1 tsp almond extract
Preheat oven to 350.
In a mixing bowl, mix cake mix, eggs, oil, milk, and almond extract until well blended.
Mix in maraschino cherries and juice.
In a greased and floured 9x13 baking dish, pour batter.
Bake 30 to 35 min.
In the last 5 minutes of baking cake, begin to make frosting.
In a medium saucepan, combine milk, sugar, and cocoa and bring to a boil stirring continuously.
Boil for one minute stirring and remove from heat.
Remove from the heat. Add in butter, salt, and almond extract until smooth.
Quickly spread over warm cake. Frosting will harden as it cools, so spread frosting on cake right away.
Allow cake to completely cool on wire rack to allow frosting to harden.
Calories: 250 kcal | Carbohydrates: 42 g | Protein: 3 g | Fat: 8 g | Saturated Fat: 4 g | Cholesterol: 22 mg | Sodium: 256 mg | Potassium: 145 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 31 g | Vitamin A: 55 IU | Vitamin C: 0.1 mg | Calcium: 72 mg | Iron: 1.7 mg