Brian Ochieng

Easiest Black Forest Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 (18 ounce) box devil's food cake mix, baked as directed in 9 x 13 inch pan and left in pan
• 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 1/3 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip, thawed
• 1 tablespoon almond extract
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 1 (5 1/8 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding, prepared as directed (use gelatin-free version to make vegetarian)
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
• chocolate sprinkles
• maraschino cherry

Directions:

1. 1
   Mix cherry pie filling and almond extract.
2. 2
   While cake is still warm, poke top all over with fork and spread the cherry filling mixture all over the top.
3. 3
   When you prepare vanilla pudding, make it as directed on box, but add the vanilla extract to it with the milk.
4. 4
   Fold Cool Whip into pudding.
5. 5
   Spread pudding mixture over cake, covering the cherry pie filling.
6. 6
   Decorate with chocolate sprinkles and cherries.
7. 7
   Chill until serving time.