Description
Simple, delicious dessert with cherry pie filling, sweetened condensed milk, and a buttery cake topping. Perfect for a quick treat!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 (21 ounce) cans cherry pie filling
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (15 ounce) package yellow cake mix
- ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
- ½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
- Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×13 inch baking dish.
- Spread cherry pie filling evenly across the bottom of the dish.
- Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over the cherry pie filling.
- Evenly sprinkle the dry yellow cake mix over the cherry and sweetened condensed milk mixture. Break up any clumps.
- Distribute the cold, cubed butter evenly over the dry cake mix.
- If using, sprinkle the chopped pecans or walnuts evenly over the butter.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 45-55 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and the cherry filling is bubbly.
- Let the cake cool for at least 30 minutes before serving.
- Serve warm, topped with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, if desired.
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Notes
- Variations: Use different pie fillings (apple, blueberry, peach), add spices (cinnamon, nutmeg), use a different cake mix (white, chocolate, spice), make it gluten-free with gluten-free cake mix, add a streusel topping, make it in a slow cooker, adjust sweetness, enhance the cherry flavor with almond extract, make individual servings in ramekins.
- Tips: Don’t overbake.
- Troubleshooting:
Cake is too dry: Use enough cold butter, add milk or cream to the cake mix.
Cake is too soggy: Don’t use too much pie filling, bake longer.
Topping is not crumbly: Use cold butter, don’t overmix.
Filling is too runny: Let cool completely, add cornstarch to filling.
Cake is sticking: Grease the pan thoroughly, use parchment paper. - Ingredient Notes:
Cherry Pie Filling: Use high-quality filling with real cherries.
Sweetened Condensed Milk: Use sweetened condensed milk, not evaporated milk.
Yellow Cake Mix: Classic yellow cake mix works best.
Unsalted Butter: Use cold unsalted butter.
Pecans or Walnuts: Optional, add crunch and nutty flavor.
Vanilla Ice Cream or Whipped Cream: Optional toppings.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45-55 minutes