Cake Mix Cherry Cheesecake

Ingredients

1 pkg yellow cake mix

4 eggs

2 tbsp vegetable oil

2 8 oz. cream cheese, softened

½ c sugar

1½ 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 ¾ 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