Black Forest Torte

Total Time: 53 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 33 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) box chocolate cake mix
• 1 cup water (as directed on cake mix)
• 1/4 cup oil (as directed on cake mix)
• 2 -3 eggs (as directed on cake mix)
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling, drained and chilled, reserving 1/2 cup of sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 (14 ounce) can condensed milk
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 prepare and bake cake mix as package directs for two 9 inch round layers.
• 3 remove from pans, cool thoroughly.
• 4 in a saucepan, over medium heat, melt chips and condensed milk, cook until mixture thickens.
• 5 cool chocolate mixture for 20 minutes.
• 6 combine cherries, cherry sauce, and almond extract.
• 7 for a layered torte, place one layer on a serving plate.
• 8 with a sharp knife, remove crust from top layer to within 1/2 inch of edge.
• 9 top this layer with half of the chocolate and cherry mixtures.
• 10 place other layer over this layer and add the remaining chocolate and cherry mixtures.