Cherry Dream Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box cake mix
• 3 egg whites (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 1/3 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 (3 ounce) box jello cherry gelatin
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cherry extract
• 2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
• maraschino cherry
• 2 -4 drops red food coloring
• 1 (8 ounce) container cool whip

Recipe

• 1 set out cool whip to thaw.
• 2 prepare cake mix according to directions for a 9x13 pan.
• 3 after the cake is done and you bring out of the oven. poke holes though out the cake with a fork.
• 4 prepare cherry jello with 1 cup of boiling water and pour over the cake.
• 5 allow to cool in pan for 30 minutes or more.
• 6 in a large mixing bowl, mix together with hand mixer( or other) instant vanilla pudding, 2tbs. maraschino cherry juice with 1 cup of milk.
• 7 stir in cherry and vanilla extracts.
• 8 mix well.
• 9 fold in cool whip.
• 10 take a few cherries and chopped them up and add to the cool whip mixture.
• 11 drop 2-4 drops of red food coloring and stir well.
• 12 spread over the cake.
• 13 take 8 cherries and cut in half and place on top of cake, 2-3 inches apart.
• 14 chill for 2 to 3 hours or overnight.