Cherry-chocolate Shortcake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups cake flour, softasilk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup baking cocoa
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 2 (21 ounce) cans cherry pie filling

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease and flour a 9-nch round cake pan.
• 3 beat all ingredients except for the pie filling in a medium bowl.
• 4 pour into pan.
• 5 bake 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 6 cool 10 minutes and remove from pan.
• 7 cool completely.
• 8 split the layer horizontally in half.
• 9 fill and top cake with pie filling.
• 10 serve with whipped topping and chocolate chips, if desired.