Off-the-shelf all-American ingredients like devil’s food cake mix and cherry pie filling are your passport to a rich and decadent dessert that will make you look like a pastry chef!
Ingredients:
- 1 (16.5-ounce) package devil’s food cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 c water
- 1/2 c vegetable oil
- 1 (21-ounce) can cherry pie filling, drained, with 1/2 c sauce reserved
- 3 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
- 1/3 c Late Harvest Zinfandel (or other sweet dessert wine)
- Cooking spray with flour
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Coat two (9-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, water, oil, and reserved cherry sauce.
- Mix well.
- Divide batter evenly between prepared cake pans.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool 10 minutes, then invert onto wire racks to cool completely.
Place a cooled cake layer upside down on a serving platter. - Sprinkle with half the Zinfandel.
- Spoon on cherry pie filling
- Place second cake layer over first.
- Sprinkle the rest of the Zinfandel on the top.
- Wait a little to let it soak in.
- Then sprinkle with powdered sugar. (use a fine strainer and a spoon to get an even covering.
Serves: 12
Source: Mr. Food Test Kitchen
