U is for Upside Down Cake

All the flavor you love in a Black Forest Cake without all the fuss and muss.  This semi-homemade cake is made with canned cherry pie filling, a cream cheese layer, and a boxed cake mix baked up in a cast-iron skillet.

U is for Upside Down Cake.......

My blogging friends and I get together every other Wednesday to share recipes that start or feature ingredients as we work our way through the alphabet.  Let's take a look at the other U recipes being shared today........

• A Messy Kitchen: Apple Bourbon Upside Down Cake 
• A Day in the Life on the Farm: Black Forest Upside Down Cake 
• Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice: Chunky Pumpkin Ancho Unsweetened Cocoa Chili 
• Blogghetti: Jumbo Upside Down Pineapple Muffins
• Culinary Cam: Sea Urchin Crostini
• Karen’s Kitchen Stories: Ube Pandesal 
• Mayuri’s Jikoni: Udon Noodle Salad 
• Food Lust People Love: Umeboshi Calamansi Lime Juice 
• Sneha’s Recipe: Upside Down Apricot Bundt 
• Jolene’s Recipe Journal: Upside Down Bacon Apple Pancake 

I had my first taste of a Black Forest Cake as a young bride from a bakery in our neighborhood.  I fell in love with that chocolate, cherry-filled creation that didn't have frosting but was covered in whipped cream with chocolate shavings.

When I saw this recipe in an issue of Taste of Home, it brought back all those sweet memories.  This version has a cream cheese layer and is baked in a cast-iron skillet....how easy is that?

Last year, I celebrated the Letter U with a Ukrainian recipe for Baked Cod in Tomato Sauce.

Past 2025 Alphabet Challenge Recipes

A is for Apples and Greens with Apple Cider Vinaigrette

B is for White Bean and Basil Salad

C is for Cider Glazed Chicken Wings

D is for Chicken and Dates

E is for Escargots Bourguignonne

F is for Roasted Vegetable Farro Bowl

G is for Garlic Honey Chicken Thighs

H is for Asian Beef Bowls

I is for Italian Ice

J is for Jamaican Jerk Chicken

K is for Kwasnica

L is for Preserved Lemons

M is for Steak and Mushroom Bites

N is for Sweet and Spicy Cashews

O is for Overnight Oats

P is for Pasta with Preserved Lemons

Q is for Shrimp Fajita Quesadillas

R is for Rustic Rye Sourdough Loaf

S is for Semitas

T is for Michigan End of Harvest Salad

Yield: 16 servings

Author: Wendy Klik

Black Forest Upside Down Cake

All the flavor you love in a Black Forest Cake without all the fuss and muss. This semi-homemade cake is made with canned cherry pie filling, a cream cheese layer, and a boxed cake mix baked up in a cast-iron skillet.

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 1 HourTotal time: 1 H & 10 M

Ingredients

• 1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling
• 8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
• 3/4 c. sugar
• 2 T. flour
• 1 t. vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 pkg. devil's food cake (plus ingredients listed on box)
• Whipped Cream

Instructions

1. Spread the cherry pie filling into a 12" cast iron skillet.
2. Beat together the cream cheese, sugar, flour, and vanilla until creamy. Add the eggs and beat until incorporated. Spread over the pie filling.
3. Prepare the cake mix, per package directions. Pour over the cream cheese layer.
4. Bake in a preheated 350* oven for 50-60 minutes, until a skewer inserted in the center removes cleanly. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before turning onto a cake platter.
5. Let cool completely. Serve each slice with a generous dollop of whipped cream.

Notes

Adapted from a recipe found in Taste of Home

Nutrition Facts

Calories

257

Fat (grams)

10 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

4 g

Carbs (grams)

41 g

Fiber (grams)

1 g

Net carbs

40 g

Sugar (grams)

20 g

Protein (grams)

3 g

Sodium (milligrams)

282 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

35 mg

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