Box-Mix Black Forest Cake

This is my family's favorite cake.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 12-16
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) box  devil's food cake mix
• 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  whipped topping (cool whip)
• 1  tablespoon  almond flavoring
• 2  tablespoons vanilla
• 1 (5 1/8ounce) package instant vanilla pudding
• 1 (20 ounce) can cherry pie filling
• 1  ounce  chocolate sprinkles
•  maraschino cherry

Directions

1. Bake cake according to directions in a 9' x 13' x 2' pan.
2. Mix pie filling and almond flavoring.
3. While cake is still warm, poke top with fork and spread cherry pie filling over cake.
4. While cake cooks, prepare pudding, adding extra vanilla flavoring.
5. Fold in whipped topping.
6. Spread pudding mixture over cake, carefully covering cherry pie filling.
7. Decorate with chocolate sprinkles and maraschino cherries.
8. Cover and refrigerate.