Cherry Crown Chocolate Cake

Name: Cherry Crown Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: 16 maraschino cherries, drained and halved; 2 tblsp. heavy cream, or dairy sour cream; ¼ c. brown sugar, firmly packed; 2 tblsp. butter or regular margarine; 2 (9″) baked chocolate-cake layers

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

Cherry crown adds glamour—cake is fancy enough for cake walks

Ingredients

2 (9″) baked chocolate-cake layers
2 tblsp. butter or regular margarine

Cake
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Place one chocolate-cake layer on baking sheet.
Melt butter, stir in brown sugar and cream and add cherries. Spread mixture on cake layer, spreading out to edges all around.
Place cake in broiler 6" to 8" from heat and broil until bubbly all over and golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Use this for the top layer of cake.
Put layers together and fros