Chocolate and Cherry Upside Down Cake

Ingredients

• 1 (21 oz.) can cherry pie filling
• 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1½ cups white sugar
• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1½ teaspoons baking soda
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1½ cups water
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ¼ cup distilled white vinegar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Spread pie filling evenly in the bottom of a greased 9x13-inch baking pan.
3. In a large bowl stir together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Set it aside.
4. In another bowl combine the water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla.
5. Add these liquid ingredients to the flour mixture all at once. Stir until just moistened.
6. Pour the batter evenly over the cherry pie filling.
7. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
8. Let cake cool for 10 minutes in pan then invert cake onto a serving dish and continue to cool.