| 1 | jar (10 oz) maraschino cherries, drained, 1/4 cup liquid reserved |
| 1 | box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® devil's food cake mix |
| 1 | cup cherry cola carbonated beverage |
| 1/2 | cup vegetable oil |
| 3 | eggs |
| 1 | container (12 oz) Betty Crocker® Whipped vanilla frosting |
| 1 | cup marshmallow creme |
| 24 | maraschino cherries with stems, well drained, if desired |
| 1. | Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour. Chop cherries; set aside. |
| 2. | In large bowl, beat cake mix, cola beverage, oil, eggs and 1/4 cup reserved cherry liquid with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed beat 2 minutes. Stir in chopped cherries. Pour into pan. |
| 3. | Bake 35 to 43 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour. |
| 4. | In small bowl, mix frosting and marshmallow creme until smooth. Frost cake. Top each piece with 2 cherries. |
| For all pans, heat oven to 350°F. Finely chop cherries. Decrease oil to 1/4 cup. In step 2, add 1/4 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour and 1/4 cup water to cake batter. Bake 40 to 45 minutes. |
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| For chocolate-dipped cherries, melt 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon shortening in microwave; stir. Dip well-drained cherries with stems into chocolate; refrigerate to set. |
Nutrition Information:
480 ( 170); 19g ( 5g, 2 1/2g); 55mg; 390mg; 72g ( 2g, 53g); 4g 0%; 0%; 4%; 10% 1 ; 4 ; 0 ; 3 1/2 5