Cherry Cheesecake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box super moist yellow cake mix
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, softened
• 1 egg
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups sour cream
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 (21 ounce) cans cherry pie filling

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a large bowl, add the dry cake mix, butter and 1 egg; mix on low speed until crumbly.
• 3 press lightly in an ungreased rectangular 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
• 4 in another bowl, beat both pkgs. of cream cheese, 2 eggs,
• 5 3/4 c. sugar and 2 tsp. vanilla extract, until smooth & fluffy.
• 6 spread over cake mixture. bake until set, 20-25 minutes.
• 7 mix sour cream, 1/4 c. sugar, and 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
• 8 until smooth, spread over cheesecake; cool.
• 9 spread pie filling over the sour cream mixture.
• 10 cover and refrigerate at least 8 hrs. serves 16-18.
• 11 refrigerate any remaining cheesecake.
• 12 note: this can be made up to 1 day ahead.
• 13 i like it even better served 1 to 2 days later.
• 14 the crust will soften up abit more then.