The “surprise” is a cream-cheese swirl.
Ingredients:- 1 chocolate cake mix, prepared as directed
- 1 20-oz. can cherry pie filling
- 1 8-oz package cream cheese
- 1 egg
- 3 Tbsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Preparation:Pour the prepared cake mix into the bottom of a lightly-oiled 12-inch dutch oven. Spoon the cherry pie filling in clumps over the cake batter. In a small mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, egg, sugar, and vanilla. Drop by tablespoons over the rest of the ingredients. If desired, drag a knife through the clumps of cherries and cream cheese mixture to swirl.
Bake using 8-10 briquettes bottom heat and 14-16 briquettes top heat for 30 minutes or until the top center of the cake springs back when touched.
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Serves 8