Easiest cake for a perfect weeknight dessert!

- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Bake Time: 30 min
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Servings: makes 9
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Cherry Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 can cherry pie filling
Sauce
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, cubed
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Combine the egg and cherry pie filling; add to the dry ingredients.
- Stir until well combine and pour into a greased 8 in. baking dish or cake pan.
- Bake 30-35 minutes, cook on a wire rack.
Sauce
- Combine the sugar, butter and milk in a small saucepan.
- Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
- Cook and serve for 5 minutes or until thickened.
- Remove from heat and add vanilla.
- Serve warm over cake.

In large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
Add the egg and cherry pie filling.


Stir until combined.
Pour into a greased 8 inch pan or caking pan.
Bake 30-35 minutes, cool on a wire rack.


For the sauce, combine the sugar, butter and milk in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cook and serve for 5 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat and add vanilla.
Serve warm over cake.

Easiest dessert for any weeknight!
