Black Forest Cake

• 1 German Chocolate or Devil's Food cake mix
• Eggs and shortening as called for on the box
• 1/3 c plus 4 Tblsp rum
• 1 c semi-sweet mini-morsels
• 1 can cherry pie filling
• 1 pint heavy whipping cream
• 1-1/4 c powdered sugar
• 1-1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

Prepare cake mix per directions on box except substitute 1/3 of the water with 1/3 cup rum. When mix is prepared, stir in mini morsels.

Bake as usual per box.

Stir 4 Tblsps rum into cherry pie filling.

When cake is cool, use pie filling as filling between cake layers.

Try to keep extra liquid from pie filling away from edge of cake.

Whip heavy cream with vanilla extract and powdered sugar until stiff.

Spread over cooled cake.

Garnish cake top with shaved chocolate and cocktail cherries.

Refrigerate at least two hours before serving.