Chocolate Cherry Layer Cake
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1 package (16 oz.) angel food cake mix
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1 can (20 oz.) lite cherry pie filling
- Prepared chocolate frosting (reduced fat if possible)
- Chocolate shavings
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350F.Line a jelly roll pan with wax paper (pan should be appproximately 10 by 15 by 1 or 11 by 17 by 1).
- Whisk together cocoa, sugar and boiling water. Cool mixture to lukewarm.
- Prepare angel food cake mix per package directions, using 1 1/4 cup water and adding cocoa mixture. Spread batter evenly into prepared jelly roll pan.
- Bake 20 minutes or until top looks dry. Invert onto a large wire rack.
- Remove the pan and wax paper; cool.
- Slice cake into three equal parts.
- Start with cake, top with cherry pie filling, then top that with more cake and more pie filling and end with cke layer.
- Frost and decorate with chocolate shavings.