Chocolate Cherry Cake was my birthday cake! It is on my list of top 10 cakes, I don't have a #1 favorite, I don't like to limit myself to just one. I was just a kid the first time I had this cake. My Grma Brown had a neighbor, Vel Sullivan, who was infamous for her cooking and baking skills. She would bring this cake to get togethers, and I nearly stood guard to be assured a piece. When Vel, her husband and son first moved down the road from my grandparents they built a garage and lived in that until they could build a house. Vel cooked, baked, and canned on a wood cook stove, and that was in 1973 or 74. We were awed by her talent. When they finally built a new house, Jerry bought her a nice new stove, she did not like it and they moved her wood cook stove into the new house.
Pictured here are Jerry, my brother Rock, Vel(standing), and my Mom. Vel and Jerry came to my Dads birthday party in August. It was so fun to see them again. One of the first things Vel said to me was "WHERE'S Flapper?!?" who is my sister Tami, Flapper was Vel's pet name for Tami, who when she was little couldn't make it 5 minuets without talking...not even for a dollar!!! Willy baked my cake, FYI the picture does not do it justice. Without further delay I give you MY CAKE!!!
Chocolate Cherry Cake4 eggs
1/3 cup oil
1 can cherry pie filling
mix first three ingredients until well moistened
gently fold in cherry pie filling
grease only bottom of 9 x 13 cake pan
pour into pan
bake 350* (325* if using glass) 35-45 minutes
it is done when toothpick comes out clean, but not too clean, it easy to over bake
I cover with a cookie sheet right out of the oven to hold in moister(learned that bakers trick Jon's sister Kaye)
Frost (we cheat here and use a boughten tub of frosting, it is a habit I am intending to break...soon)
4 comments:
I haven't had Vel's cherry cake since I was a little girl. I'll have to try out this recipe.
Flapper, I hadn't heard that name in years. I can't believe you outed me on your blog. Okay, so I deserved it. But you forgot to tell them that at first Vel & Jerry thought I was a shy little angel. I had 'em fooled! ;)
I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT THAT CAKE! YUM! YUM! I need to make that ASAP!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
And the gift from you to me is this recipe! YEAH for me
Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com/
Jody,
You have me in the mood for this yummy cake now. I plan to make it tonight. I also saw a recipe with the same kinda thing I thought sounded good and you might like too. It used a white cake mix, apple pie filling and a frosting made with white choc chips instead of chocolate. Thanks for the recipe!!
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