Cake Ingredients:

1 box of your favorite yellow cake mix
1 cup of all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tsp baking powder
4 eggs
1½ cups buttermilk
1 tablespoon vanilla
Dash of cinnamon
Zest of 1 lemon
Zest of 1 orange
Juice of ½ orange
½ cup applesauce
1 tablespoon butter

Cherry Topping:

1- 16 oz. can of cherries – drained
1 tablespoon orange marmalade

Crumb Topping:

½ tablespoons of melted butter
½ cup of flour
¼ tablespoon of brown sugar

Preheat Oven 350 degrees:

In a large bowl combine all of the dry ingredients. In a smaller bowl combine all of the wet ingredients and mix well with an electric mixer.

Combine both bowls and mix well with an electric mixer.

Butter a baking dish and pour the mixture in the baking dish.

Prepare the crumb topping in a small saucepan on the stovetop.

Mix the drained cherries with the marmalade. Arrange the cherries and marmalade on top of the cake and then sprinkle with the crumb topping.

Bake the cake for about 35-38 minutes or until the toothpick test comes clean.

This cake is a delightful end to any meal and really no one would believe how easy it was to make!

Lots of Love,

Catherine