At the end of January Krista from Lucky Leaf contacted me about trying their one of their Lucky Leaf premium pie fillings. While I’m not crazy about pies my children are so I figured why not. Along with the two cans of Lucky Leaf premium cherry pie fillings I received Wilton’s heart shaped pan, a set of heart shaped measuring spoons, and recipe card for a sweetheart cherry cake.
My honest opinion? I still don’t like mushy fruit but thought the cherry pie filling had a pleasantly sweet flavor and it didn’t have that awful artificial cherry taste. I made a slight change to the recipe in that I added all the pie filling at once. I did this so my mixer would chop up the cherries as I didn’t want chunks of them in my cake. Both the kids and I really liked the cake. (I loved the frosting and wish I could have split the cake into two layers as I had plenty of frosting to fill it.) The only issue I had with it was that the outside was done well before the middle. I think there may be too much batter for the pan. Next time I’ll divide the batter between two pans instead of the one. Thanks Krista for the chance to try Lucky Leaf! I’ll be keeping my eye open for more the next time I go to the grocery store. I’m thinking strawberry pie filling with a lemon cake!
I’m sure you’re wondering about the 10 lucky winners. Well, Krista and Lucky Leaf have very generously offered to give 10 lucky commenters a chance to sample their products and receive a Wilton heart shaped pan along with the sweetheart cherry cake recipe card! All you need to do it swing by Lucky Leaf and tell me what recipe you’d like to try. (I’m hoping you’ll find some good ones I might have missed!) Besides my giveaway click here for info on Lucky Leaf’s Blue Ribbon Recipe Contest. You’ll have a chance at $1000 and $50 worth of Lucky Leaf premium pie filling products! Good luck!
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Here’s a photo of Babygirl and Joe just before they left tonight to attend Winter Springs’ Annual Father Daughter Dance!
Your cake is so cute! I'd like to try the Blueberry Upside-Down Cake. Blueberries, pecans....Yum
ReplyDeleteAngel food cake with lemon filling
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun giveaway! I'd like to try the caramel apple cheesecake!
ReplyDeleteAnd your daughter is adorable - hope they had fun at the dance!
Well, despite the problems you had with this cake, it looks fabulous. Cherry pie filling sounds amazing! So does your idea of using strawberry filling with lemon. YUM!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to try the Cherry Chocotinis - what a perfect valentine's dessert!
ReplyDeleteThat cake sounds sooo good=D
ReplyDeleteI love when daddy's take good care of their daughters, they both look lovely.
This is so pretty! I NEED a heart shaped pan :-)
ReplyDeleteI just clicked over and looked at their recipe and their strawberries and cream chocolate cupakes sound pretty awesome to me!
Babygirl and Daddy are too cute together. I just love that picture.
What a cute cake, and an even cuter family :)
ReplyDeleteI've actually never had canned pie filling before, but their recipe for angel food cake with lemon seems pretty tempting!
Your cake looks so good!
ReplyDeleteThe apple butter cheesecake sounds interesting. I love apple butter and I love cheesecake. I'm kinda interested in seeing how they work together!
Be My Valentine Cheesecake! This recipe sounds like it could be the reason for the season- YUM :)
ReplyDeleteAdorable picture Ingrid ~ what a nice looking family! Thanks for the giveaway :) I would try the Strawberry Peanut Butter Pie recipe - never had anything with that combination before. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteHow precious ~ a father-daughter dance! They don't do that sort of thing for boys :)
ReplyDeleteThis cake looks so pretty! I am also not a fan of the fruit in the filling, but adding it to the batter sounds great!
The cake is so festive! My kids would love a heart shaped cake. : )
ReplyDeleteI saw the recipe for blueberry salad and it jolted a memory of my great aunt making something she called blueberry salad when we were kids. Now I've gotta go track that down and compare recipes.
(Love the pic of Joe and baby girl. Couldn't be any sweeter.)
I have a heart-shaped pan, but could use another one! Cherry crisp, hands down. It's my cheater pie way of enjoying fruit. The cake looks awesome, by the way.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to try the Caramel Apple Trifle Delight. Thanks for the giveaway! I could really use the pan more than you know.
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A beautiful father/daughter portrait! That cake is fabulous!
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So absolutey dabg cute cake and a wonderful family Ingrid....love the red sprinkles....
ReplyDeleteoh yeah...LOVES IS SO IN THE AIR,SO IS ROMANCE ,WISH U ALL LOADS OF IT @ 365
Your cake is so pretty and perfect for Valentines! I need to get started on my Valentine's sweets!
ReplyDeleteFirst off, your cake looks adorable! As for the recipe I'd like to try, the apple butter cheesecake sounds divine!
ReplyDeleteYour cake sounds yummy and its pretty! I just won a heart pan off another site - hope I get a chance to use it for Valentines. Baby girl and daddy are adorable all dressed up for the dance!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute cake! (I won last time so I'll refrain from entering here.) And you have one BEAUTIFUL family, my foodie friend!
ReplyDeleteI don't know who looks more thrilled about the "date"...father or daughter...just precious. Your cake is perfect for Valentines day...very nice. I went to the suggested site and I would like to try Strawberry & Cream Chocolate Muffins...they just look yummy!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful picture - the father and daughter - not that the cake isn't nice too. I'd try apple butter bread.
ReplyDeletea father-daughter dance? how fun! i'm sure they had a blast.
ReplyDeletemeanwhile, gorgeous cake. i'm relieved to hear there was no funky artificial cherry taste--that's the worst!
aw, what a precious picture! your cake turned out so pretty! i would love to try that cherry crisp, mmmmm.
ReplyDeleteYour cake looks great Ingrid and your pictures are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI'm a fan of coffee cakes and think the Apple Butter Coffee Cake looks yummy!
First off-Baby girl and hubby are too cute! Love seeing fathers and daughters together with happy faces! Makes me feel warm and fuzzy.:o)
ReplyDeleteYour cake is adorable. I placed last year in the Lucky Leaf contest and I am going to send you a link to my recipe. It's a dessert soup and I think you might like it.
I also have 2 cans of the cherry pie filling in my cabinet(part of my prize) that I haven't used yet. I'm not a big fan of cherry (cherry flavor ok, but cherry fruit not so much), but this cake sounds really good so I might give it a try.
I did the same giveaway from Lucky Leaf (so skip over this as an entry - I have the pan!), but I just wanted to comment and tell you I made the same alteration to the cake. I added all the pie filling at once because I wanted all of the cherries broken up too! Your cake looks gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteA cherry dump cake is a big favorite here!
ReplyDeleteI am thinking the caramel cheesecake looks good.
ReplyDeleteI think you did a nice job on heart shaped pie/cake..
The photo before the father/daughter dane is priceless. I hope they had a good time.
What a cute couple! Your heart cake looks perfect.
ReplyDeleteI'd make the dutch apple cake.
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That is the most adorable picture. Your husband and baby girl are just alight with love and anticipation of a evening made of wonderful memories. You make my throat tighten with emotion and joy for them and for your beautiful family.
ReplyDeleteLet's see. I spent some time cruising the Lucky Leaf site (I didn't even know they had one til your post) and saw any number of tempting recipes, blueberry moon pasties, coconut cherry squares, and strawberry frosting.
I think I'm going with the strawberry frosting first. That has really intrigued me and considering I'm on a bit of a cupcake kick, I think that frosting sounds totally irresistible!
Your cake is so pretty! I love the idea of strawberry filling and lemon cake. What a nice pic of Joe and baby girl...absolutely adorable Ingrid!
ReplyDeleteYour cake looks beautiful! But I just love the pic...I remember fatehr daughter dances as a little girl! So fun!
ReplyDeleteIll hop on over to Lucky Leaf's site and browse the recipes!
Gorgeous!!! My fav would have to be carrot
ReplyDeleteCherry Pineapple Surprise - sounds easy and delicious!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Why Go Out Strawberry Peanut Butter Pie. Or the Caramel Apple Trifle.
ReplyDeleteMmmm your cake looks so tasty! I see what you mean about the frosting, it looks so good!
ReplyDeleteThat cake is so cute!
ReplyDeleteooooh, i would love to try the light apple filling
ReplyDeleteI love mushy fruit. :) I'll have to spend more time at that site, but one I found that I like is Cherry Glazed Chocolate Mousse Brownies. Your cake looks so pretty. And your family is gorgeous and they look so happy!
ReplyDeleteHow fun is that!! You got to experiment with pie filling courtesy of Lucky Leaf... very cool! Hope they had fun at their father daughter dance - the picture is just precious!
ReplyDeleteThe heart cake is adorable and priceless photo!
ReplyDeletewhat a great father/daughter photo. did they have fun? i would probably try the blueberry oatmeal bars first - though since i'm partial to cherries would use those instead of the blueberries.
ReplyDeleteGreat activity those 2 are involved in :) I wish I did those things with MY dad! The cake looks great, :D
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cake! And I love the father-daughter photo -- so sweet!
ReplyDeleteI'd totally make the lite version of the black forest trifle. Yum! And your cake looks soo cute! :)
ReplyDeleteAwwww, a father-daughter dance, how awesome! Your cake looks perfect. Seconds Please Peach Cake
ReplyDeletesound yummy to me :).
Awww, what a sweet photo!
ReplyDeleteHope the banana bread turned out alright! The butterscotch chips sounded like a good addition... next time...
Your cake looks just lovely. And what a gorgeous daughter you have. She is going to be a heartbreaker!
ReplyDeleteI like the red sprinkles around the cake Ingrid, so delicate looking! Your daughter and husband look so happy. What a fun dance to go to!
ReplyDeletethe cherry choccotinis look delicious!!
ReplyDeletethough i'm w/you, not sure how much i like mushy fruit fillings...but it's worth a try :)
I love the pic of father and daughter. What a special evening for both of them!
ReplyDeleteCherry Glazed Chocolate Mousse Brownies sound pretty fantasti to me!
Hmmm blueberry upside down cake. Yum!
ReplyDeleteI love that picture of your daughter and husband- so sweet!
Am I too late to enter? Did I miss the giveaway? Even if I did, the website was fun. I found apple cheese rollups. Yum! Apples and cheese--two of my favorite things!
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The cherry cake you blogged sounds great too.