Heavenly Cherry Cake Recipes

HEAVENLY CHERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Beat cheese , sugar, flour, butter and vanilla with mixer on med.
• Just until blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, mixing on low.
• Blend in sour cream. Pour over crust.
• Bake at 350 for 65 minute or until center is almost set, Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Top with cherries.

HEAVENLY CHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine cake mix and cherry pie filling. Spread evenly in ungreased 9x13 baking pan. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes; let cool completely.
• Meanwhile, whisk together milk and instant pudding for two minutes, until thickened. Using a rubber spatula, fold in whipped topping.
• Let cake cool completely, and then spread pudding mixture on top of cake. Refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.

HEAVENLY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine wafer crumbs and butter. Press onto the bottom and 1 in. up the sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Refrigerate. , In a saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over milk; let stand for 1 minute. Cook and stir over low heat until gelatin is dissolved. Cut four candy bars into quarters; add to gelatin mixture. Cook until candy bars are melted and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat; set aside., In a bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar; add gelatin mixture and vanilla. add cream; beat on high speed for 4 minutes. Pour into crust. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or until firm. Slice or chop remaining candy bar for garnish.

HEAVENLY CHERRY ANGEL FOOD TRIFLE

Steps:

• Place cake cubes in large bowl; let stand 30 minutes.
• In medium bowl, combine sugar and cream cheese. Beat until blended. Fold whipped topping into cheese mixture.
• Stir topping mixture and pecans into cake cubes; combine well.
• Spread 1/2 cake mixture into trifle bowl. Spread 1/2 pie filling over cake mixture. Repeat layers.
• Refrigerate.

HEAVENLY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Mix cookie crumbs and butter in small bowl. Press evenly in bottom of springform pan, 10x3 or 9x3 inches. Refrigerate while preparing filling.
• Beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Gradually beat in sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Beat in vanilla, melted baking chips and half-and-half until blended. Pour over crust; smooth top.
• Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until center is set; cool 15 minutes. Run metal spatula around side of cheesecake to loosen. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours, but no longer than 48 hours. Remove side of pan. Top cheesecake with strawberries. Garnish with mint leaves. Store covered in refrigerator.

HEAVENLY ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Move oven rack to lowest position. Heat oven to 375°F.
• Mix powdered sugar and flour; set aside. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until foamy. Beat in granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, on high speed, adding vanilla, almond extract and salt with the last addition of sugar. Continue beating until stiff and glossy meringue forms. Do not underbeat.
• Sprinkle sugar-flour mixture, 1/4 cup at a time, over meringue, folding in just until sugar-flour mixture disappears. Push batter into ungreased angel food cake pan (tube pan), 10x4 inches. Cut gently through batter with metal spatula.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until cracks feel dry and top springs back when touched lightly. Immediately turn pan upside down onto heatproof funnel or bottle. Let hang about 2 hours or until cake is completely cool. Loosen side of cake with knife or long, metal spatula; remove from pan.

HEAVENLY CHERRY ANGEL FOOD TRIFLE

Steps:

• Place cake cubes in large bowl. Sprinkle with liqueur if desired; let stand 30 minutes. In a medium bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and cream cheese; beat until blended. Reserve 2 tablespoons whipped topping; fold remaining topping into cheese mixture. Stir topping mixture and pecans into cake cubes; mix well. Spoon cake mixture into a pretty glass or crystal bowl. Spread cherry filling evenly over top. Or, if desired, layer one-half cake mixture and cherry filling; repeat layers.) Cover; refrigerate at least 3 hours. Garnish servings with reserved topping.