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DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE WITH VANILLA BAKED CHERRIES

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 340 degrees F. Spray the inside of a medium (32-ounce) reusable oven-safe silicone container with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the coffee, oil and buttermilk and mix until well combined. Add the egg and vanilla and whisk until the batter is smooth, 2 minutes or so. Pour the batter into the prepared container and place it standing up on a baking sheet with the seal open. Bake until a toothpick can be inserted into the center of the cake and removed cleanly, about 50 minutes. Let cool completely, about 1 hour.
• For the vanilla baked cherries: Combine the cherries, sugar and vanilla in a small (16-ounce) reusable oven-safe silicone container. In a small bowl, combine the lemon juice and cornstarch; pour over the cherries in the container. Zip the container, leaving the seal open 1 inch to vent. Place the container standing up on a baking sheet and bake until the cherries are simmering in liquid, about 30 minutes.
• Open the container carefully. Stir the cherries and allow to cool completely, about 1 hour.
• For serving: Invert the medium container and gently press to remove the cake then cut it into 4 slices. Top with the vanilla baked cherries and ice cream or whipped cream.

CHERRY DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Combine cake mix, cherry pie filling, eggs, and oil in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Beat at medium speed until a light and fluffy batter forms, about 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 26 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
• Heat sugar, butter, and milk together in a saucepan over medium heat. Simmer, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, add chocolate chips, and stir until dissolved. Set aside to cool and thicken to icing consistency, about 20 minutes.
• Poke holes in top of cake. Pour chocolate icing over cake, allowing it to run down edges of cake.

CHEERWINE DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• .Preheat oven to 350*. Grease and flour a 13x9 pan. Mix cake mix, eggs, oil substituting the Cheerwine for the water. Add the almond extract. Pour into the prepared pan and bake as directed on the package. approximately 35-40 minutes.Frost immediately upon removal from the oven.
• Frosting:
• Prepare while the cake is baking.
• In a small saucepan combine the Cheerwine, margarine and cocoa powder. Bring to a boil. Pour the hot mixture over the powdered sugar stirring until smooth. Add the almond extract and chopped nuts, stirring to combine.
• Cool for approximately 20 minutes or until lukewarm. Pour over the hot cake.

DEVIL'S FOOD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, butter and water (batter will be thick). Fold in chocolate chips. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake 10-13 minutes or until set and edges are lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.