Heavenly chocolate angel food is topped with a sweet cherry-almond sauce for a divine (low-calorie!) dessert.
Chocolate-Cherry Angel Cake
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 3 hr 2 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 1 box (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Angel Food Cake Mix
- 2 tablespoons baking cocoa
- 1 can (16 1/2 ounces) pitted dark sweet cherries in heavy syrup, undrained
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 container (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Make cake mix as directed on package for angel food (tube) pan -- except stir cocoa into cake mix (dry). Bake 37 to 47 minutes or until top is dark golden brown and cracks feel very dry and not sticky. Cool completely, about 2 hours, as directed on package.
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Step2Mix cherries and cornstarch in 2-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute. Cool completely.
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Step3Mix whipped topping and almond extract; spoon onto slices of cake. Top with cherry mixture. Sprinkle with almonds.
Nutrition
245
Calories
6 g
Total Fat
5 g
Protein
45 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 245
- Calories from Fat
- 55
- Total Fat
- 6 g
- Saturated Fat
- 1 g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- Sodium
- 260 mg
- Potassium
- 200 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 45 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 2 g
- Protein
- 5 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 1 Fruit; 1/2 Fat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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