CHEF JEFF — ONE BYTE AT A TIME: Quick Black Forest Cake

This recipe can be used as the basis for many tasty cakes.

Quick Black Forest Cake

1 standard-size box devil’s food cake mix

¾ cup sour cream

2 eggs

½ teaspoon almond extract

1 20-ounce can cherry pie filling

Lightly sweetened whipped cream or defrosted whipped topping

Grease and flour a 9-by-13- inch cake pan or Bundt pan. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Beat dry cake mix, sour cream, eggs and extract with an electric mixer. Stir in pie filling by hand. Pour into prepared pan and bake 45 to 50 minutes, or until cake tests done. When cool, frost with whipped cream and serve immediately.

Yield: Serves 12.

Approximate nutritional analysis per serving: 280 calories, 31 percent of calories from fat, 10 grams fat (3.1 grams saturated), 41.5 milligrams cholesterol, 4.1 grams protein, 46.2 grams carbohydrates, 1.3 grams fiber, 391 milligrams sodium.

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