Award Winning Chocolate Cherry Cake Recipe

...............................................	This Chocolate Cherry Cake won the Best-of-Show at the Michigan State Fair in the category: Cakes: My Favorite Recipe. Simple to make and mixed by hand. It will be a favorite with everyone who likes chocolate! The cake I entered into the Fair competition was made as a torte with vanilla-rum frosting.
	Enjoy ! Charlotte !!

...................... ..	Recipe
	1 box Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix (or dark chocolate)
	2 eggs
	1 can Cherry Pie Filling
	1 teaspoon Almond Flavoring
	1 can chocolate frosting (ready to spread)

	My Variation Rum Frosting: 1 can vanilla frosting with 1 tsp rum flavoring
	Directions
	Hand mix the cake mix, flavoring, eggs and cherry pie filling in a large bowl until it forms a wet batter. It will be thick and bumpy. Pour the mixture into a 9" x 13" baking pan and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. When cooled, frost with the canned frosting.