Good news, bad news…our Internet is wonky today and I’ve been on the line with Verizon off and on this morning trying to fix it.  So, the bad news is that I really can’t post an extensive recipe today.  The good news, however, is that I can post from my phone and I can provide pictures and some basic suggestions.  The even better news is that for this one, I used someone’s recipe for the cake and used my own recipe for the brandied cherries.  I believe most liquor stores now sell brandied cherries so they are generally available for purchase.  However if you don’t have time or the inclination to run to the liquor store, feel free to enjoy the cake on it’s own or drizzle another liqueur over the top.  There are cherry liqueurs that would work great as cherry and chocolate really work well together.  Baileys, cognac, brandy, and bourbon would all work too.  Really the possibilities are endless.  So go with what you like.  Here is the link to the cake…it’s very easy and quite good.

Once the cake is cooled, add the brandied cherries liquid over the top by the spoonful until the entire cake has soaked in some of the liquid.  Allow that to sit for a bit and then take a fine mesh strainer and place some powdered sugar in it and gently shake the strainer over the cake to finish.