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

Calories 250kcal

Author Katie Crenshaw

Ingredients

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

Instructions

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.

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