Chocolate Cherry Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter or margarine, softened
1 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. pure almond extract
1 c. all-purpose flour
1/3 c. cocoa
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 (about 8 oz.) pkg. yellow cake mix (1 layer size)
1 (21 oz.) can cherry pie filling

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.
In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, eggs and almond extract.
Add flour, cocoa and baking soda; beat well.
Set aside.
Prepare yellow cake mix batter according to directions on box; pour half into bottom of prepared pan.
Spoon cocoa batter in dollops over yellow cake batter; top with remaining yellow cake batter and cherry pie filling.
Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until center of cake is firm.
Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
Garnish with additional cherry pie filling, if desired.
Makes 12 to 15 servings.