This is an old “easy recipe” which is deliciously deadly. Eat with care. The “Cherry Pineapple” rendition is just one way this cake can be prepared; the basic recipe can be altered to use any flavor of cake mix with any variety of canned fruits.

Special Equipment

  • 9x13" Cake Pan

Preheat Oven

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.

Ingredients

  • 1 can cherry pie filling
  • 1 can crush pineapple, in natural juice
  • ½ cup chilled butter, cut into half tablespoon pieces
  • 1 packaged yellow cake mix

Preparation

  • Grease a 9x13" cake pan.
  • Dump cherry pie filling into cake pan.
  • Dump crushed pineapple (including juice) into cake pan.
  • Stir to combine cherries and pineapples; spread evenly.
  • Dump yellow cake mix atop fruits; spread evenly.
  • Evenly distribute butter pieces over top of cake.

Bake

  • Bake 45 minutes or until cake mix is golden brown.

Variations

  • Strawberry pie filling with chocolate cake mix