Recipes Made with Cake Mixes
Chocolate Cherry Layer Bars
Yield: 48 bars
Ingredients
Base
- 1 (18.25 ounce) box dark chocolate cake mix*
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
Filling
- 1 envelope unflavored gelatine
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 1 can ready-to-spread vanilla frosting
- 1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries, well drained
Glaze
- 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 x 13-inch pan.
- Combine all base ingredients at low speed until crumbly. Press into bottom of prepared pan.
- Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until set.
- In a small saucepan, combine gelatine and water, let stand 1 minute. Warm over low heat until gelatine dissolves.
- In a small bowl, combine dissolved gelatine, frosting and cherries at low speed until well blended. Spread evenly over cooked base.
- In a small saucepan, over low heat, melt chocolate chips and butter, stirring constantly until well blended. Drizzle over filling.
- Refrigerate until firm; cut into bars.
- Store in the refrigerator.
Notes
* 18.25 ounce boxes of cake mix have been replaced by 16.5 ounce and 15.25 ounce boxes. To compensate for the volume loss in a 16 ounce box, whisk 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour into the dry cake mix before proceeding with the recipe. To compensate for the volume loss in a 15.25 ounce box, add 1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon baking powder.