This easy cherry cake with whipped topping is unbelievably delicious and requires only a white cake mix, cherry pie filling, and three other ingredients. The whipped topping frosting is a fabulous finishing touch!
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While I’ve made my fair share of cakes from scratch, I’m all about doctored cake mix cake recipes. My famous decadent chocolate bundt cake is a prime example of amazing cake mix cakes. Of course, that rich, chocolate glaze doesn’t hurt!
This easy cherry cake is just that—totally easy! It’s kind of hard to believe it tastes as good as it does when the only ingredients are white cake mix, eggs, baking powder, vanilla extract (I love Watkins), almond extract, and cherry pie filling. The recipe gets even easier thanks to a tub of whipped topping in place of canned or homemade frosting. Believe you me, the whipped topping is perfect for this cake!
If you want more cherry pie flavor, you could always top each slice of cake with a dollop of cherry pie filling (Comstock cherry pie filling is my fave) or even try a spoonful of maraschino cherries. I’m more of a simple girl so I left it as is; no one complained in the slightest!
This easy cherry cake with whipped topping is unbelievably delicious and requires only a white cake mix, cherry pie filling, and three other ingredients. The whipped topping frosting is a fabulous finishing touch!
- 15.25 oz white cake mix (1 box)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 21 oz cherry pie filling (1 can)
- 16 oz frozen whipped topping, thawed (1 tub)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
Combine cake mix, eggs, baking powder, vanilla extract, almond extract, and 1/2 can of cherry pie filling in a large bowl. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Fold in remaining pie filling until thoroughly blended. Batter will be thick.
Pour batter into pan; level with spatula. Bake 40-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool completely before frosting with whipped topping. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Molly Kumar
February 6, 2018 at 12:32 pmWoW, that color looks absolutely Gorgeous & What a fun cake to make. It would be perfect for a Valentine’s day celebration brunch too.
Emily Hill
February 6, 2018 at 1:04 pmIt’s totally perfect for Valentine’s Day! Or even 4th of July!
Adriana Lopez Martin
February 6, 2018 at 12:50 pmOh wow I need this cherry cake in my life! Looks so colorful and cute perfect for Valentines day celebrations. Or a birthday party!
Emily Hill
February 6, 2018 at 1:04 pmIt’s great for birthdays and any holiday that requires red or pink cake!
Ann
February 6, 2018 at 12:58 pmI’m usually a “from scratch” girl myself, but my husband always makes me a box mix cake for my birthday (today!) and it’s perfect every time :). I love cherries more than anything so maybe I’ll request this one for my next birthday. Sounds like something he could handle ;)
Emily Hill
February 6, 2018 at 1:04 pmI’m generally a from-scratch girl but sometimes doctored cake mixes can be pretty yummy!
Natalie
February 6, 2018 at 1:11 pmOh this cherry cake looks so delicious! I love the fluffy texture, and the whipped cream on top – simply delicious ♥
Valentina
February 6, 2018 at 1:34 pmWhat a bright, fun dessert. It’s looks festive and so tasty!
Janis
May 13, 2018 at 9:20 pmHas anyone tried making this cake with just regular frosting instead of whipped cream as cake doesn’t go fast in my house and I don’t have a big refrigerator to refrigerate it with the with cream just wondering how it turned out by me hi has anyone tried this with a regular frosting instead of whipped cream I do not have a big family so the cake will not go fast and I do not have a big refrigerator to put it in so I was wondering how it worked out with just regular frosting
Emily Hill
May 13, 2018 at 10:01 pmI’m not sure if anyone’s tried it with regular frosting but I bet it would be good with a vanilla frosting for sure. I thought of trying that sometime when I’m not able to refrigerate it. I’d go with vanilla over a cream cheese frosting for sure. Let me know how it goes!