I’m so glad I have friends that cook! It’s so fun trying their food and tasty drinks. My friend T.J. came over to watch the Super Bow. and brought a couple new desserts for me to try. One of the desserts she brought was this AMAZING cake mix cherry cheesecake.
You guys. I had no idea you can make cheesecake out of a cake mix. Am I late to the game? Then again, I didn’t know you could make cake mix snickerdoodle cookies either…so? The flavor was fantastic! I’m already thinking up so many so many new ways to use this! I’ve got an idea I’ll share with you this summer if it turns out. 😉
Anyway it would make the perfect dessert to take into the office, church or a friend’s house for a potluck. I love cheesecake as a dessert for a party. It always impresses guests, tastes amazing and you make it ahead of time so you don’t have to rush to make it the day of!
Ingredients
- 1 pkg yellow cake mix
- 4 eggs
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 8 oz. cream cheese softened
- 1/2 c granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 c milk
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 21 oz. cherry pie filling
Instructions
- preheat oven to 300 degrees
- grease a 9 x 13 baking pan
- set aside 1 c of cake mix
- in a large mixing bowl, combine remaining cake mix, 1 egg and vegetable oil (it will be crumbly)
- press crumbly mixture into the bottom of the baking dish and up the sides about 3/4 of the way
- in a large bowl beat cream cheese and sugar together until fluffy
- add remaining eggs, one at a time
- add in remaining cake mix
- beat on med speed for 1 minute
- lower speed and add milk, lemon juice and vanilla
- mix until smooth
- pour into the crumb crust in the baking pan
- bake for 45-55 minutes or until the center is set
- allow to cool then spread the cherry pie filling over the cheesecake
- cover and chill in the fridge for 1 hour before serving
Kim says
I have made this recipe for decades, literally, always to rave reviews. Several years ago the results suddenly were not as great. I struggled each time for it to turn out but the crust always turned out mush rather than crumbly like before. I finally realized that the cake mix companies had reduced the size of the mix boxes!! This affects every recipe that calls for a cake mix, including the actual cakes made specifically from the box! I now add 1/4 c. all-purpose flour to every recipe and it has made all the difference. With this recipe I add the extra flour and whisk it to blend in before I remove the 1 cup reserve.
Julie says
I meant to give this 5 stars
Julie says
I made this for my 17 year old son’s birthday – he is a fan of cheesecake and loves anything made with cherries. He gave it a big thumbs up! My mom was here when I made it, and she was so impressed that she asked if I would save her some 🙂 I liked the texture of the cheesecake very much, but thought the crust came out a little dry. Do you have suggestions, or perhaps I overbaked it? Thanks for the recipe, I’ll be making it again!
erinn says
My Nana used to make a recipe similar to this and she always made it the day before and left in the fridge. It makes the crust softer
Jan Carley says
For this cheesecake recipe, do you use a cake mix with pudding in the mix?
Jennifer Kimmel says
Hey Jan, this is just a regular yellow cake mix.
Laura Meyers says
This cake is in the oven baking now, so I’m writing this review without tasting it. I’m sure it will taste fine. My issue is with the crust. It was not easy to make. One cake mix was not enough to cover the whole 9 x 13 pan AND bring the crust 3/4 up on the sides. Thank goodness I was prepared by buying a second box just in case. After mixed, it was more sticky then crumbly. It was difficult to press in the pan because it kept pulling away on my hands, so I had to flour my hands. I still didn’t have enough to come as high up on the sides as instructed. I just looked at the cake baking and I can’t even see the crust sides; probably shouldn’t have used all the cake batter to fill it. It definitely won’t look like the picture. Hope everything else is good. This is for my dad’s birthday today. Hope it isn’t a bust.
Aubrey Cota says
Thank you for the feedback.
Deborah says
Thank you! my mom use to make this when I was a child…so good.. I had the old recipe but hard to read…50 years old…thanks for refreshing a good memory ?
Aubrey Cota says
That’s so great!! I’m glad you were able to find that here with us.