Chocolate Covered Cherry Sheet Cake With Pour Over Glaze Recipes

CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Oven rack in center, preheat oven to 350 Lightly mist a 13x 9 in cake pan with veg. oil spray
• 2. place cake mix, cherry pie filling ,eggs and almond extract in large mixing bowl. Blend with mixer on low for 1 min. scrape down sides increase mixer speed to medium and beat 2 mins.Batter should look thick and well blended. Pour into prepared pan.
• 3. Bake until it springs back when lightly pressed with finger and just starts to pull away from sides of pan. 30 to 35 min. remove from oven and place on wire rack while you make glaze
• 4. place sugar,butter and milk in small saucepan over med-low heat and cook stiring constantly until mix comes to boil. Boil stiring constantly for 1 min. remove pan from stove and add chocolate chips stiring until chips are melted and glaze is smooth. It will look thin but will firm up Pour over warm cake and cover entire surface Cool cake at least 20 min before cutting. Cake can be stored for up to 5 days at room temperature or 1 week in refrigerator. .can also be frozen for up to 6 months wrapped in foil Thaw over night on counter.

CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRY SHEET CAKE WITH POUR -OVER GLAZE

Steps:

• Lightly grease a 13 x 9 baking pan or spray with vegetable oil spray. Set pan aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 dg. with rack in center of oven.
• Place cake mix, cherry pie filling, eggs and almond extract in a large mixing bowl. Blend at low speed for 1 minute, then stop and scrape down sides of bowl with rubber spatula. Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more. Batter should look thick and well-blended.
• Pour batter into prepared pan, smoothing top with spatula, then place in oven. Bake 30-34 minutes, until cake springs back in center when touched. Place on rack while making glaze.
• Place sugar, butter and milk in a small sauceman over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until mixture comes to a boil. Boil gently for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Remove pan from heat and mix in chocolate chips. After chips have melted and glaze is smooth, pour it over the warm cake so that it covers entire surface. The glaze with be thin, but will firm up. (I speed up the process by chilling cake.).
• After glaze is set and cake has cooled down, cut into serving size pieces and enjoy!
• (NOTE: The glaze is very rich. If you are not as much of a chocolate lover as I (huh?) make sure there is only a thin layer covering top of cake.).

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 COVERED CHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare a 13x9-inch baking pan by lightly spraying.
• Place 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. Scape down the bowl several times to incorporate all the mix.
• Increase mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top with a rubber spatula.
• Place in oven.
• Cake is ready when a toothpick comes out clean and it starts to pull away from the sides.
• Cool on wire rack
• For the glaze, when the cake is removed from the oven, place sugar, butter and milk in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a boil.
• Boil, while stirring, 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.
• Cool the cake for 20 minutes more before cutting it into squares and serving.