Black Forest Birthday Cake
Posted by Danielle Bean in Food on Sunday, August 24, 2008 7:27 PM
Though Stephen’s birthday was a few days ago, we had our family party today.
Last week, Stephen had a small pre-celebration of his birthday at my mother’s house. There, she treated him to a Black Forest Cake.
It was a hit.
Though for months he has been planning to have a chocolate-vanilla marble cake for birthday party, yesterday he told me he changed his mind. Instead, he wanted some more of that Black Forest Cake my mother made.
I called my mom and was happy to discover that the cake was delightfully easy to assemble. Semi-homemade at its finest. Here’s all you do:
Bake a devil’s food cake mix as directed in a 9x13-inch pan. When it’s done baking, remove the cake from the oven and use the end of a wooden spoon to poke some holes across the top. Mix together one can of cherry pie filling with 1 teaspoon of almond extract. Then, while the cake is still warm, pour the cherry mixture evenly over the top, allowing it to absorb.
Prepare one package of instant vanilla pudding as directed on the box. Mix the pudding with a thawed 8-ounce container of frozen whipped topping and 2 teaspoons of vanilla. Once the cake is cooled, frost with the pudding mixture and decorate with chocolate sprinkles if desired. Chill until ready to serve.
It’s not health food. It’s not snob food. It’s party food. And around here today, it was pretty darn popular.
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