Recipe: Super-Easy Black Forest Cake (using cake mix)

SUPER-EASY BLACK FOREST CAKE

1 (18 1/4 ounces) box devil's food cake mix (with pudding in the mix)
1 1/4 cups extra-strong coffee, cooled
1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
1 egg
2 egg whites
1 (21-ounce) can cherry-pie filling
1/3 cup kirsch liqueur
1 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup powdered sugar
Chocolate bar to make shavings for garnish

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and coat a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.

Combine cake mix, coffee, buttermilk, egg and egg whites in a large mixing bowl and beat on low speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at high speed. Pour batter into pan and even with a spatula.

Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan on cooling rack.

Combine cherry pie filling and liqueur in a bowl and stir well. Spread evenly over top of cooled cake.

Place whipping cream in a chilled bowl and beat on medium-high until soft peaks form. Add powdered sugar and whip to stiff peaks. Spread over cherry topping.

Pull a vegetable peeler across a bar of chocolate until you have about 1 ounce of shavings that curl nicely. Sprinkle over the top of cake. Refrigerate until served.

Makes 12 servings
Source: in the Miami Herald, June 24, 2001