Cherry-chocolate Chip Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) package super moist cake mix
• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 egg whites
• 2 (10 ounce) jars maraschino cherries, well drained and chopped (1 cup)
• 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 (12 ounce) container ready to spread frosting (cherry)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees. grease bottom only of 13x9x2 pan with shortening. do not flour.
• 2 beat cake mix, sour cream, oil, almond extract and egg whites in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. beat on medium speed 2 minutes.
• 3 stir in chopped cherries and chocolate chips. pour into pan.
• 4 bake 35 to 45 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center.
• 5 cool completely, about 1 hour.
• 6 spread frosting over top of cake.
• 7 store loosely covered at room temperature.