Desserts Recipe ⊷ Chocolate Maraschino Cherry Cake

A moist dark chocolate cake with maraschino cherries and nuts. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients

• 1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate fudge cake mix
• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 ⅓ cups water
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup chopped almonds
• 1 (16 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained and chopped

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch pans.
2. In a large bowl, stir together cake mix and cocoa. Make a well in the center and pour in water, mayonnaise and eggs. Beat on low speed until blended. Scrape bowl, and beat 2 minutes on medium speed. Stir in chopped nuts and cherries.
3. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

Nutrition Facts

• calories435.3
• carbohydrateContent47.6 g
• cholesterolContent53.5 mg
• fatContent27.3 g
• fiberContent4.1 g
• proteinContent7.1 g
• saturatedFatContent4.7 g
• sodiumContent478.7 mg
• sugarContent17.3 g