This decadent dessert puts an awesome twist on the classic Black Forest cake!

Black Forest Cream Cheese Cake

Ingredients

2 — 8 oz. packages cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Dash salt

Batter:

1-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup canola oil
1 egg
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups buttermilk

Topping:

1 — 21 oz. can cherry pie filling
Whipped topping

Directions

~In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in extracts and salt; set aside.

~In another large bowl, beat the sugar, oil, egg and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually add to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk.

~Spoon half of the batter into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan; spread with half of the cream cheese mixture. Repeat layers.

Bake at 375° for 45 to 50 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean). Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

Slice cake; serve with pie filling. Garnish with whipped topping. Refrigerate leftovers.