1 jar (10 oz.)maraschino cherries, drained, 1/4 cup liquid reserved
1 box devil's food cake mix
1 cup cherry cola carbonated beverage
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 container (12 oz.) whipped white frosting
1 cup marshmallow crème
24 maraschino cherries with stems, well drained, if desired
Recipe
Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour. Chop cherries; set aside. In large bowl, beat cake mix, cola beverage, oil, eggs and 1/4 cup reserved cherry liquid with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds.
Beat on medium speed beat 2 minutes. Stir in chopped cherries. Pour into pan. Bake 35 to 43 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour. In small bowl, mix frosting
and marshmallow créme until smooth. Frost cake. Top each piece with 2
cherries.
Special Touch: For chocolate-dipped cherries, melt 1/4 cup semisweet
chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon shortening in microwave; stir. Dip
well-drained cherries with stems into chocolate; refrigerate to set.