SPECIAL OCCASION CHOCOLATE CHERRY CAKE

1 box Sugar-Free Devil's Food or Chocolate cake mix

2 cups sugar-free frozen whipped topping, thawed 

1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries*

1 tub sugar-free chocolate frosting

Maraschino cherries with stems for garnish, if desired

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9-inch layer cake pans. Prepare cake mix as directed on package. Divide the batter evenly between the two pans. Bake and cool as directed on the package. 

Fold the chopped maraschino cherries into the whipped topping. Spread over the top of one of the layers. Top mixture with the second cake layer. Frost with the chocolate frosting. Store cake in the refrigerator.

*I rinse my cherries in a colander and drain well on paper towels before chopping. You do not get many sugar grams per a thin slice of cake. Remember this is a dessert, a special treat. Do not over-indulge! If you use the stemmed cherries as garnish, remove yours if you have to closely watch your sugar. 

Options! If you don't want to use the maraschino cherries, you can substitute fresh strawberries for a delicious option.