Chocolate-Cherry Cola Cake

From Pillsbury Super Moist Cake Mix Recipes. Cola Cake is an old southern recipe. This updated recipe uses a cake mix and cherry cola.

• Ready In: 1 hr 3 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained, 1/4 cup liquid reserved
• 1 (18 ounce) box  betty crocker super moist  devil's food cake mix
• 1  cup  cherry cola, carbonated beverage
• 1⁄2 cup  vegetable oil
• 3  eggs
• 1 (12 ounce) container  betty crocker whipped  vanilla frosting
• 1  cup marshmallow creme
• 24  maraschino cherries, with stems well drained, if desired (optional)

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees (325 for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour. Chop cherries, set aside.
2. In large bowl, beat cake mix, cola beverage, oil, eggs and 1/4 cup reserved liquid with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed, beat 2 minutes.
3. Stir in chopped cherries. Pour into pan.
4. Bake 35 to 43 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
5. In small bowl, mix frosting and marshmallow creme until smooth. Frost cake. Top each piece with 2 cherries.
6. Note:
7. For chocolate-dipped cherries, melt 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips and 1 teaspoons shortening in microwave; stir. Dip well-drained cherries with stems into chocolate; refrigerate to set.