Cherry Surprise Cake

Submitted by AshleyP

"Found this in an old church cookbook.Very good!!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 cake
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 (8 ounce) can cherry pie filling

• TOPPING

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

directions

1. Mix oil and sugar thoroughly. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat until fluffy. Add vanilla.
2. Sift flour and baking powder. Add to liquid and beat. Mix sugar and cinnamon for topping.
3. Grease a 13 1/2 x 9 x 2 inch pan, and pour half the batter across the bottom. Sprinkle 1/2 the topping over batter. Spoon cherry pie filling over batter. Pour remaining batter over filling and sprinkle rest of sugar mixture on top.
4. Bake at 325 degrees for 50 minutes.