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Cherry Dream Cake Recipe

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"I serve this at Christmas because it's so festive," Margaret McNeil says of her crowd-pleasing cake. The Germantown, Tennessee baker uses cherry gelatin to give a boxed cake mix an eye-appealing marbled effect.

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Cherry Dream Cake Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 30 min. + cooling

Yield: 20 Servings

15 30 45

Ingredients

1 package white cake mix (regular size)
1 package (3 ounces) cherry gelatin
1-1/2 cups boiling water
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
2 cups whipped topping
1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling

Directions

Prepare cake mix according to package directions, using a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Cool cake on a wire rack for 3-5 minutes. Poke holes in cake with a meat fork or wooden skewer; gradually pour gelatin over cake. cool for 15 minutes. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Fold in whipped topping. Carefully spread over cake. Top with the pie filling. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. Yield: 20 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (prepared with sugar-free gelatin, fat-free cream cheese, reduced-fat whipped topping and light cherry pie filling) equals 164 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 1 mg cholesterol, 251 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1 fat, 1/2 fruit.

Originally published as Cherry Dream Cake in Quick Cooking November/December 2002, p43

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Reviewed on May. 01, 2012 by LauraManning

Very easy to make and tasty. I'll try it with strawberry jello and strawberry pie filling next time.

Reviewed on Feb. 01, 2011 by kaitlyn'smommy

This cake reminds me of summer! It is delicious and easy to make. Not to mention inexpensive! This one is definitely a keeper. Thanks for sharing.

Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2011 by rudylenak

this cake is delicious i made this using blueberry pie filling

Reviewed on Sep. 06, 2010 by rusty_angel

This recipe is a bonafide hit. I make this every Christmas and there are barely any left overs the next day. My family loves this. Thanks for sharing!

Reviewed on Apr. 18, 2010 by daisyshae99

I remember making this cake as written many years ago and that it was very good. Yesterday I made it again to serve today, this time with a lemon cake mix, lemon jell-o mix, and raspberry pie filling. OH MY! It was extremely good! I even made the cake the low fat way with applesauce and egg whites. Because I used lemon jell-o, you really couldn't tell it was a poke cake, but it was extremely moist. Everyone raved over it!

Reviewed on Mar. 05, 2010 by plumshoe

This cake is awesome! Yummy!

Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2010 by early.light

Since I didn't have the cherry pie filling I did mandarin oranges as well - very pretty. I also added 2/3 cup of powdered sugar to the cream cheese mixture to make it taste better - more like the fillings in desserts. My father is not a big dessert person and he came by the next day just so he could have a second piece! My husband had the left overs in his lunch and they lasted just fine.

Reviewed on Jun. 29, 2009 by Maren7

I made this using orange jello and mandarin oranges on top and called it a dream-cicle cake. Oh so refreshing and wonderful!!!

Reviewed on Apr. 28, 2009 by lindathomas

I made this cake using strawberry gelatin and strawberries. When it was available, I used the strawberry flavored CoolWhip. Terrific with either flavor.

Reviewed on May. 29, 2008 by twinkle8o3

I've made this countless times. Absolutely delicious!!!

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