Chocolate-Cherry Cola Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained, 1/4 cup liquid reserved
1 (18 ounce) box betty crocker super moist devil's food cake mix
1 cup cherry cola, carbonated beverage
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 (12 ounce) container betty crocker whipped vanilla frosting
1 cup marshmallow creme
24 maraschino cherries, with stems well drained, if desired (optional)

Preparation

Heat oven to 350 degrees (325 for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour. Chop cherries, set aside.
In large bowl, beat cake mix, cola beverage, oil, eggs and 1/4 cup reserved liquid with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed, beat 2 minutes.
Stir in chopped cherries. Pour into pan.
Bake 35 to 43 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
In small bowl, mix frosting and marshmallow creme until smooth. Frost cake. Top each piece with 2 cherries.
Note:
For chocolate-dipped cherries, melt 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips and 1 teaspoons shortening in microwave; stir. Dip well-drained cherries with stems into chocolate; refrigerate to set.