I made this as a birthday cake and it turned out wonderful. Just rich enough without being too rich, very moist without falling apart. Used cool whip as a topping, as the cake is fabulous enough without a frosting. Only changes I made was adding a little cardamom to the batter and I omitted the liqueur this time (but will definitely try it next time.) Will definitely make this cake again.

Omagosh this is goooood!!! I made it once as the recipe stated with cherry pie filling & cool whip topping, and again with raspberry pie filling, topped with a chocolate glaze and mounds of fresh raspberries. MMMMmMmmm...it was so good. The cake itself is so moist and delicous, you must try this recipe.

I can't say enough about this cake, it was excellent! I didn't add the liquor, as I didn't have any on hand and I added whip cream into the layer and iced it with whip cream. It was so moist, everybody had seconds. I found my husband the next day with a fork and the leftovers.

This is excellent - beautiful results with relatively little work. I whipped up a big container of Rich's Whip and put it in between the two layers with the cherry filling, and on top with a few cherries for garnishes. My company was impressed with the looks and loved the taste.

I barely made any changes to the actual cake portion of this recipe but did use 1/4 cup applesauce in addition to ¼ cup oil instead of a full ½ cup of oil. I also used half of Hershey’s Dark cocoa as well as regular unsweetened cocoa. Using the cake as a base, I added the following, loosely following another recipe: Once cake cooled, I poked holes into each cake using a long tined fork then poured a mix of cherry juice and slight amount of brandy onto each cake. Then I used a mix of .5 cup creamed butter, .3 cup of /granulated sugar and almond extract to make a buttercream filling and put a layer on one of the cakes. I put one can of cherry pie filling (excluding juice) on that same cake then topped with slightly sweetened heavy whipping cream. I put the other cake on top then laid another can of cherry pie filling, sans juice, on top followed with more whipped cream. I used 2 cups of liquid heavy whipping cream when I made the cream for the middle and top of cake, which was perfect. I had one slice right away and, while it was good, thought it was missing something, but didn’t know what. The cherries were somehow boring as well. The next day, somehow, it was wonderful! It was very moist and the flavors were enhanced. I originally thought the buttercream was a waste of time; however, each day that passes (day 3 now), the filling flavor comes out more and really makes this cake! I will definitely use this recipe for any chocolate cakes I make from now on!

This recipe was excellent, and relatively easy to make! I used 3 different sixed layers, which worked great, and iced it with 1 and a half cups of cream, 3 teaspoons of cherry liquor and 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence whipped in to stiff peaks. It went down a treat!! Cherries, fresh or tinned, make great decorations as well

Absolutely delicious... moist, yet dense... it was great... definately a repeat... I didn't use the alcohol in the filling, but the cake was absolutely yummy...

The chocolate cake itself is absolutely wonderful--moist, flavorful, and easy to bake. I used low fat whipped topping to make a ring around the bottom layer, placed half the low sugar cherry filling in the center, and chilled the layer. I then put the second layer on top and repeated the topping and cherry filling. We decided it was too pretty to cover the sides of the cake. It keeps beautifully in the refrigerator and gets better with time. My whole family LOVES this cake. THANKS LOADS FOR SHARING YOUR RECIPE.

This cake was a delicious addition to a dinner I had with friends. I used soymilk to make it vegan. I also used splenda and no sugar added cherries to make it healthier. It was amazing and delicious! Def recommend.

OMG!!!! THE BEST!!!!