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Cherry Dream Cake

By: Margaret McNeil

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

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Prep Time:
15 Min

Cook Time:
30 Min

Ready In:
45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 20 servings

Ingredients

1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix
1 (3 ounce) package cherry gelatin
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 cups whipped topping
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling

Directions

Prepare cake mix according to package directions, using a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F 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; gradually pour gelatin over cake. cool for 15 minutes. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until light. Fold in whipped topping. Carefully spread over cake. Top with the pie filling. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Footnotes

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.