Well, hello there...

In case it somehow managed to escape your attention, I {love} blogs. I find it so interesting that so many people, myself included, put their thoughts, ideas, talents and feelings out there for all the world to see. I peruse often, and I have a {growing} list of blogs that I love and check daily. Or hourly. You know....whatever.

One of the blogs I like a lot is {Bakerella}. Not because I fancy myself a fantastic baker, or because I have the ridiculous amounts of {time} and {money} required to make all of the wonderfully adorable little concoctions she describes, but because I think it's fun to look at the things she comes up with. Some of the things she's done with {cakepops} just amaze and astound me - and if you look at her most-recent post you'll freak. Where does one locate an Oscar (as in Academy Award) shaped cookie cutter? REALLY!!! Anyway, last week I noticed that Bakerella was slacking....and she made something so ridiculously easy, even I could pull it off. See? http://www.bakerella.com/ridiculously-easy/ Right?

Now, I don't mind peaches, but when I saw this recipe I thought to myself...hmmm....I have 2 cans of {cherry pie filling} that have been just sitting in my cupboard taking up space. I wonder... So I googled. I googled Cherry Dump Cake. Most of what I found called for mixing one can of cherry pie filling and one can of crushed pineapple. I couldnt' quite get behind that. And none of them called for the use of brown sugar. I couldn't get behind that, either.

So here's what I did. I {dumped} a can of cherry pie filling into the bottom of a 9X13 baking dish. I swooshed it around a bit, but wasn't convinced that there was enough to ensure that you'd get a good amount of fruit in every bite....so I went right on ahead and {dumped} the second can of pie filling into the pan, too....because that's how I roll. Next, I busted out a box of yellow cake mix and {dumped} that on top of the pie filling. Then I sprinkled just a bit of brown sugar and some chopped pecans on top of the cake mix. Next step - butter - or, as Paula Deen would say {budder}. :) Except for the fact that the Hubband has some cholesterol-related issues, resulting in the use of {Smart Balance} instead of the real deal...which I'm okay with. So, I scooped off spoonfuls of {budder} and placed them on top of the cake/brown sugar/nut mixture at even intervals a' la Bakerella. Then I popped that puppy in the oven at 350° for about 40 min. It took {work} not to eat it straight outta the pan. But I was swayed by the revelation that I could make use of the ramekins I picked up last week, so {YAY!} And here you have it.... Cherry Dump Cake....



Word on the street is that it's a bit on the sweet side. {Oh, darn.} Looks like we'll have to eat it with a healthy side of vanilla ice cream.