Chocolate Covered Cherry Poke Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHERRY CAKE I

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.

3-INGREDIENT CHOCOLATE CHERRY DUMP CAKE

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.

CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRY POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Remove lid from foil pound cake package. (Do not remove cake from pan.) Pierce cake with skewer or large fork at 1/2-inch intervals.
• Add boiling water to gelatin mix in small bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Pour over cake. Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Invert cake onto platter. Cut cake horizontally in half. Spread bottom half of cake with 1/3 cup COOL WHIP; top with half the cherries. Cover with top cake layer.
• Microwave remaining COOL WHIP and chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.; stir until blended. Let stand 5 min. Spread over top and sides of cake. Garnish with remaining cherries.

JELL-O CHOCOLATE-CHERRY POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Place cakes, top sides up, in clean 9-inch round pans; pierce with large fork at 1/2-inch intervals.
• Add boiling water to gelatin mix; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Carefully pour over cake layers. Refrigerate 3 hours.
• Dip bottoms of cake pans in warm water 10 sec.; unmold cakes. Fill and frost cake layers with COOL WHIP. Refrigerate 1 hour.

CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly mist a 13- by 9-inch baking pan with vegetable oil spray. Set the pan aside.
• Place the cake mix, cherry pie filling, eggs, and almond extract in a large mixing bowl. Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute. Stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more, scraping the sides down again if needed. The batter should look thick and well blended. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top with the rubber spatula. Place the pan in the oven.
• Bake the cake until it springs back when lightly pressed with your finger and just starts to pull away from the sides of the pan, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and place it on a wire rack while you prepare the glaze.
• For the glaze, place the sugar, butter, and milk in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a boil. Boil, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the chocolate chips. When the chips have melted and the glaze is smooth, pour it over the warm cake so it covers the entire surface. The glaze will be thin but will firm up. Cool the cake for 20 minutes before cutting into squares and serving.
• Store this cake, covered in aluminum foil, at room temperature for up to 5 days or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Or freeze the cake, wrapped in foil, for up to 6months. Thaw the cake overnight on the counter before serving.

CHOCOLATE-CHERRY POKE CAKE (OR VANILLA)

Steps:

• Prepare and bake the cake mix according to package directions in a greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• Cool then remove the cake from the pan.
• Immediately poke holes down into the cake using a fork (holes should be at 1-in intervals).
• Cool cake completely.
• When the cake is cooked combine the Jello with boiling water until combined; pour the mixture over the cake.
• Top with pie filling, then cover with Cool Whip or whipped cream.
• If making the chocolate cake sprinkle grated chocolate over the top or chopped nuts (this is only optional).

CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Place rack in center of the oven and preheat to 350degrees.
• Lightly mist a 13x9 inch baking pan with vegetable oil spray.
• Set pan aside.
• Place all ingredients into large mixing bowl and beat with electric mixer on low for 1 minute.
• Stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
• Increase speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes more.
• The batter should look thick and well blended.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top with a spatula.
• Place the pan in the oven.
• Bake the cake for 30-35 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the oven and place it on a wire rack to cool.
• Serve with a chocolate glaze or frosting.
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CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRY PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the sour cream, oil, butter and vanilla until blended. Combine the flour, sugars, cocoa, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Add to sour cream mixture just until combined. Stir in cherries and chips. Pour into a 3-qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray., In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cocoa. Stir in hot water until blended. Pour over the batter (do not stir). Cover and cook on high for 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until set. Let stand for 15 minutes. If desired, dust servings with confectioners' sugar.

CHOCOLATE-COVERED-CHERRY DUMP CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Mix pie filling, chocolate chips and extract; spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with cake mix and pecans; drizzle with melted butter., Bake until top is set and filling is bubbly, 35-40 minutes. Serve warm.