Easy Black Forest Cake

Impress your guests with this Easy Black Forest Cake topped with a thick layer of fresh whipped cream and fresh cherries!

I’m all about quick and easy the desserts that tastes like a million bucks!

This easy Black Black Forest is one of the easiest desserts you’ll make but tastes amazing!

There is so much goodness in this easy Black Forest Cake. Maybe you’ll love the the sweet cherry pie filling swirled into the chocolate cake or the fresh cherries garnished on top. My favorite is the sweet whipped cream with just a hint of almond extract. It’s so good you’ll want to eat it with a spoon!

If you love the combination of chocolate and cherries (and who doesn’t?) then you are going to love this dessert!

I made this for a party and it was a huge hit! Even my brother who was visiting from out of town who isn’t that big on sweets loved this dessert! Kudos to his big sis!

When I make desserts like this and people ask me for the recipe I love to see their reaction when I tell them how easy it is, especially when it tastes as good is this.

HOW TO DRESS UP THIS EASY BLACK FOREST CAKE

I love to garnish this with fresh summer cherries, perfect for this time of year and some slivered almonds. Obviously this dessert is great year-round so if cherries aren’t in season here are a few ideas to dress up this easy Black Forest Cake.

• Garnish with slivered almonds
• Sprinkle with some chocolate shavings
• Drizzle with a little chocolate syrup
• Add all 3!

I don’t recommend adding cherry pie filling on top so it doesn’t ruin the pretty whipped cream.

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Easy Black Forest Cake

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Impress your guests with this Easy Black Forest Cake topped with a thick layer of fresh whipped cream and fresh cherries!

• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 25 minutes
• Total Time: 35 minutes
• Yield: 16
• Category: Dessert

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 box (15.25 oz) devils food cake mix
• water, oil and eggs per package ingredients
• 1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling

Topping

• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon almond extract
• fresh cherries for garnish (optional)
• slivered almonds for garnish (optional)
• chocolate shavings for garnish (optional)
• chocolate syrup for garnish (optional)

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Instructions

Cake

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Prepare cake mix per package instructions.
3. Pour batter into a greased 9×13 baking dish.
4. Dollop cherry pie filling by the spoonful on top of batter.
5. Using the back of a knife gently swirl pie filling into batter.
6. Bake cake for 21-28 minutes until cake is brown and a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Check cooking time on cake mix for accurate bake time. 
7. Cool cake completely before adding topping.

Topping

1. Meanwhile add heavy whipping cream, sugar and almond extract to a large bowl and whip on high using an electric or handheld mixer for 4-5 minutes until stiff peaks form.
2. Chill whipped cream in the refrigerator until ready to use. 
3. Once cake has cooled completely spread whipped cream on top of cake.
4. Garnish with fresh cherries, slivered almonds, chocolate shavings and/or drizzle with chocolate syrup.
5. Keep cake chilled until serving.

Notes

I use Duncan Hines Devils Food cake mix.