Short Cut Black Forest Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 good store bought chocolate cake mix.1 can cherry pie filling. 1 pint heavy whipping cream. 1-1 1/2 tablespoons powdered sugar. 1-2 tablespoons kirsh (optional)
chocolate shavings for the top garnish.

Preparation

Grease and flour a 9x13 baking dish. Prepare chocolate cake mix according to box directions.
After cake bakes, allow to cool throughly. With the handle of a wooden spoon, randomly poke holes into cooled cake. If using, spinkle the kirsh over the top of the cake. Evenly spread the chery pie filling over the top of cake. In a chilled bowl, whip the heavy whipping cream with the powdered sugar until stiff peaks form. Spread the whipped cream evenly over the cherry pie filling. Garnish with chocolate shavings.