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Favorite Recipes: Cherry Chocolate Pecan Cake

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Name: Shanna V. (shanna71) -
Total Recipes: 3

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Title:

Cherry Chocolate Pecan Cake

Dish: Desserts
Dish Type: Chocolate
Cooking Method: Baked
Difficulty: 3 / 10
Servings: 6-8
Prep Time: 15-20 min
Cook Time: 1 hour

Ingredients
  • 2.5 cups - chocolate unprepared cake min
  • 1/4 cup - vegtable oil
  • 2 - eggs
  • 2 tsp - vanilla
  • 21 ounce can - cherry pie filling
  • 1 cup - milk chocolate chips
  • 1 cup - pecans
Directions

Preheat  oven to 350 degrees F.  Heavily spray bundt pan with non-stick spray, or oil and dust with flour. Evenly distribute 1/4 cup of the pecans in bottom of pan. Combine cake mix and cinnamon in mixer bowl. Add, oil, eggs , & vanilla, and chopped cherry pie filling: mix well.Stir in chocolate chips & pecans. Pour into bundt pan and bake for 1 hour.Carefully remove cake from  pan and cool completely. If desired, sift powdered sugar on top before serving or make glaze.

 

Glaze:

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa

1 tablespoon butter or margarine

1 tablespoon corn syrup

1 cup powdered sugar

1 1/2 tablespoons water

combine all ingrediants. Boil on low heat 2 minutes. Lightly stick cool cake with fork and slowly pour over the cake.


Notes

This is NOT a low fat recipe , lol.


Member Comments

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Vickie Ann M.
2/29/2008 8:04 AM ET
Oh yummy! I need to try this one. Now! Cake for breakfast anyone?
Shanna V. (shanna71) -
2/22/2008 7:13 PM ET
1/2 tsp
Beverly S. (sillygirl)
2/22/2008 3:35 PM ET
How much cinnamon? Doesn't show cinnamon in ingredients. Sounds delicious.