Ingredients
10 servings
- •cooking spray
- •1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix (such as Duncan Hines®)
- •1 cup cherry-flavored soft drink (such as Cheerwine®)
- •3 large eggs
- •⅓ cup vegetable oil
- •1 teaspoon almond extract
- •⅓ cup cherry-flavored soft drink (such as Cheerwine®)
- •½ cup unsalted butter
- •¼ cup cocoa powder
- •2 ½ cups powdered sugar
- •¼ teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
- Combine cake mix, cherry soft drink, eggs, oil, and almond extract in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened. Increase speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 23 to 28minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely, at least 30 minutes.
- Combine cherry soft drink, butter, and cocoa powder in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Stir and remove from heat.
- Place powdered sugar into a bowl and pour hot cherry mixture on top. Mix until smooth. Stir in almond extract and allow to cool frosting lightly. Spread over the cake.
Nutritional Facts
Per 10 servings
- Calories: 495
- Carbohydrate: 70g
- Fat: 23g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Sugar: 53g