"Add One Cake" - Deconfusified

Sometimes one needs to eat cake. Be it an anniversary celebration, a birthday party, or a Friday; this simple recipe will allow you to indulge. Just remember not to add any unnecessary calories or carbohydrates, they aren't called for.

I call this the "add one" cake, because that is how you will remember the recipe. Start with one can of pie filling, and one box of cake mix. I'm making a black forest cake, so the obvious choices are chocolate and cherry.
Now, where were we on our math? That's right, one and one make two, so get out two round cake pans, and grease them well.

Two and one make three, add three eggs.

Three and one make four, so add 1/4 cup of liquid. That was kind of a tricky one, but I pulled it off. Again it is your choice as to the type of liquid, I'm using maraschino cherry juice.

Just a quick little trick that I've picked up before we go on. Instead of flouring your pan as usual, try using some of the cake mix. It gets absorbed by the batter, and lifts out of the pan beautifully. I won't tell you who taught me this trick, but believe me when I say it's a good thing.

Back to math! Four and one make five, so bake the cakes five minutes longer than the baking instructions on the box.

Assembly Instructions

Place the first cake upsidedown. I like to add frosting while it is still warm, because I don't like a thick layer. This way the frosting melts, and is more of a 'glue' than a layer.

To add some texture and extra flavour to my 'glue' I add a few chocolate chips, and a few spices. Here I've added cinnamon, because not many are brave enough to add an apple pie spice to a chocolate cake.

Place second cake topside up. Frost top and all the way around, garnishing as you see fit.

Stop counting the cherries and chocolate chips. The math lesson is over. I could have told you only to stir 6 times, add 7 cherries, 80 chocolate chips and slap yourself on the noggin 9 times, but I didn't. Counting to five is just enough of a good thing, any additional math is your own silliness.