Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2011

I made this last night and it came out SOOO good. Except I think I put the ingredients in the wrong order so there is a bunch of baked, cake batter at the bottom that is all crumbly. But it's so good. I think it is fine scooped into a bowl. I will definitely make this again. It reminds me of my great grandmother.

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Midnight Agenda

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: San Pedro, California, USA

Living In: Spring, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2011

I love this quick and easy dessert. I make it with blueberry pie filling instead of the cherry, and the combination of fruits is incredible. Everyone will love it!

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JillyBean

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Seaford, Delaware, USA

Living In: Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2010

Didn't change a thing. One of my family's favorites! Might try a cheesecake mix with the cherries next time, or other varieties. Very versatile recipe.

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Robyn

Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2010

Just made this for the first time for a potluck today - people REALLY loved it! It's a keeper. The changes I made were 1. Melted the butter and mixed it with the cake mix 2. It was still hard to mix the cake mix/butter mixture, so I added all the liquid from the cherries, and added that, then spooned that on top of the canned fruit. Seems like melting the butter and mixing it in is actually much easier than slicing it carefully and placing it on the mix.

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Sylvia Moestl Vasilik

Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2010

This is the dessert I always make when I don't have time to make dessert! So easy and so delicious. It always gets rave reviews and people can't believe it's so easy to make.

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fawn

Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2010

I followed the recipe exactly as it was written and loved it. The next time I made it, I accidentlally bought TART pitted cherries. It was fantastic! The tartness of the cherries balanced the sweetness of the pineapple really well. I now make this dessert regularly - it is a big hit at my church. I found that I like using 3 cans of the cherries. Another trick I have found is to freeze a stick of butter and then use a grater to shred it on the top of the mix. I like the results of shredding better than cutting pats or melting.

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Ellie E

Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2010

I made this using 2 cans of fruit cocktail. I also added almonds and coconut to the top, which really added an extra kick. I used 1 cup melted butter on top, but that made it too salty, so I would stick to 1/2 cup butter next time. Overall, very easy and delicious, good with coffee or milk.

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DANIELA92

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2010

This is one of my husbands favorite desserts.It's so quick and easy and it tastes great warm with vanilla ice cream.I've always used cherry pie filling but next time I'll try the piitted cherries.

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tullybear

Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2010

yummy

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JGOOBS

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Buffalo, New York, USA

Living In: West Seneca, New York, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2010

My family has been making a version of this cake for years; only we use canned peaches in light syrup on the bottom, cake mix, butter, then shredded coconut and walnuts on top. Excellent by itself, but amazing when topped with vanilla ice cream!

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