Grandma's Dreamy Cake

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box devil's food cake mix
• 1 egg, as needed to make the cake mix
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 (3 ounce) package cherry jell-o
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 2/3 cup sour cream
• 2/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1 (12 ounce) container french vanilla cool whip, thawed
• 1/3 cup maraschino cherry, divided
• 1 baker's semi-sweet chocolate baking square

Recipe

• 1 prepare and bake cake mix as directed on package in two 8- or 9-inch round layers.
• 2 run knife or metal spatula around sides of pans to loosen cake layers.
• 3 cool 15 minutes.
• 4 stir boiling water into dry gelatin mix at least 2 minute until completely dissolved. add cold water.
• 5 pierce cake layers with large fork at 1/2-inch intervals.
• 6 carefully pour half of the gelatin mixture over each cake layer.
• 7 refrigerate at least 3 hours.
• 8 mix sour cream and powdered sugar; gently stir in whipped topping.
• 9 dip one cake pan in warm water 10 sec.; unmold onto serving plate.
• 10 spread with 1 cup of the whipped topping mixture.
• 11 reserve a few cherries for garnish.
• 12 chop remaining cherries; sprinkle over cake.
• 13 unmold second cake layer; carefully place on first cake layer.
• 14 frost top and sides of cake with remaining whipped topping mixture.
• 15 drizzle with melted chocolate.
• 16 garnish with reserved cherries.