INGREDIENTS
Chocolate Cake:
1 cup
Dutch process cocoa
2 cups
boiling water
1 cup
butter, softened
2 cups
superfine sugar
4
large eggs
2 3/4 cups
all-purpose soft-wheat flour
1 tsp
baking soda
1 tsp
baking powder
1/2 tsp
salt
1 tsp
chocolate extract
Paper baking
Vegetable cooking spray
24
milk chocolate kisses
Cherry Frosting:
1/2 cup
butter, softened
3 tbsp
cherry jam or maraschino cherry juice
1/4 cup
whipping cream
1/2 tsp
almond extract
1/8 tsp
salt
1 16 ounce package
powdered sugar
Toppings:
24
red maraschino cherries (with stems)
Chocolate Ganache:
1 cup
whipping cream
8 oz
semisweet chocolate, chopped