STORM2K

I also posted this in a thread in Off-Topic....these are delicious concoctions that I make once a year!

(2004) Chocolate-Covered Cherry Fudge

Things you'll need
1 Can Borden Sweetened Condensed Milk
2 15 oz. bags Hershey's Milk Chocolate Chips
1 Bottle of Pure Vanilla Extract
1 Bottle Imitation Cherry Extract
1 Jar Maraschino Cherries


Follow the recipe for fudge on the Sweetened Condensed Milk can (make sure you get a can that has it!). Dice 3-5 cherries into pieces. Once the chocolate chips are completely melted, add 1 Tsp. Vanilla, 2 Tsp. Cherry Extract, the cherry pieces, 5-12 whole cherries, and a generous pouring of the cherry juice from the jar.

IMPORTANT: This MUST remain in the refridgerator at ALL TIMES unless being consumed or being taken to friends' or family's houses, or it could melt.


(2003) Chocolate Covered Cherry Cake

This recipe makes 2 Cakes. Great for gifts!

Things you'll need:

(1) Box of Duncan Hines Swiss Chocolate Cake
(1) Box of Duncan Hines Cherry Chip Cake -OR- (1) Box of Duncan Hines White Cake
(1) Jar Maraschino Cherries
(1) Container of Milk Chocolate Icing
(1) Bottle Imitation Cherry Extract
OPTIONAL 1 Box Cella's Chocolate Covered Cherries
OPTIONAL Materials to make a cherry-flavored glaze for a bundt cake.

Steps:
1) Follow the directions of the Swiss Chocolate Cake in one bowl until it is a firmly beaten batter.

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IF YOU BOUGHT CHERRY CHIP CAKE MIX:
2) Follow directions on box until you get a firmly beaten batter; add 1 Tsp. Cherry Extract and 3-4 Tsp. Maraschino Cherry Juice.

IF YOU BOUGHT WHITE CAKE MIX:
2) Follow directions on box until you get a firmly beaten batter. Dice 3-5 Maraschino Cherries and add in. Also add 1 TBSP. Cherry Extract and 5 TSP. Maraschino Cherry Juice.
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CAKE ONE!:

3) Get a 13" rectangular baking pan (preferably non stick...if not, grease the bottom and sides).

4) Add half of each cake batter to the pan.

5) IMPORTANT!!!!: DO NOT COMPLETELY MIX! Light spoon both cake batters until it is a swirl of chocolate and cherry cake.

6) Follow directions on boxes for baking.

7) After baking, cooling, and setting, frost the entire cake with Milk Chocolate Icing. Add a cherry to every corner of cake, and be generous in the middle AND/OR add a chocolate covered cherry to the corners and in the middle.

CAKE TWO!:

3) Get a bundt cake dish and pour the remaining batter in.

4) Gently swirl the cake batters.

5) Follow directions on boxes for baking.

6) OPTIONS: After baking you can leave it alone, frost it with milk chocolate icing, or glaze it with a cherry glaze for bundt cakes. For a recipe, do a search for bundt cake glazes.


Hope you have a merry christmas!!! :-D

Edit: Oops! Put two items in the wrong recipe!

DoctorHurricane - I am your friend.

You are sending those out to your friends - when??

Those recipes sound absolutely delicious! I am copy and
pasting them in my recipe file - thanks for sharing them!

hehe

I already made them so it's too late

But I'm starting to think about making something like chocolate covered cherry cookie balls where I take some sugar cookie dough, add chocolate shavings, cherry juice, and cherry chips, and wrap them around a Cella chocolate covered cherry and bake it in the oven (of course, let it cool in the refigerator so you don't have boiling chocolate cherry filling all over you).

I have yet to make it though

If you make the recipes, tell me how you like them! :-D

I certainly will!