3 forest cake chocolate mousse Recipes

food cake mix (duncan hines moist deluxe preferred), eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), almond extract, semi-sweet chocolate bit, comstock brand cherry pie filling, light corn syrup, almond extract, rum extract, angostura brand bitters, cold heavy whipping cream, ghirardelli classic chocolate chips, powdered sugar, almond extract, instant coffee, salt, semisweet chocolate shavings, pitted maraschino cherries (optional) or sour cherry (optional), sliced almonds (optional)

food cake mix (18.25 oz box), dark bing cherries , pitted in heavy juice, fresh orange juice , as needed, sugar, divided, cornstarch, water, chambord raspberry liquor or 2 tbsp kirsch, chocolate mousse mix (commercially prepared), milk, heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract , pure, chocolate shavings (optional)