Wanda's Cherry Crunch

This past week we had a new member's dinner at the parsonage. With 6 of our newcomers discerning whether or not to become members, I thought I'd sweeten the exchange by making a dessert from the "Down Home Cookin' " cookbook from the Grady County Extension Homemakers Council, that I so often write about here.

I found this easy to make recipe and received some additional advice from my mom on how to make the dessert even tastier. I made two pans of this dessert for both the newcomers and the members of the church who also attended the dinner. Everyone at the dinner had third helpings of this tasty and addictive delight.

Ingredients
2 cans of cherry pie filling
1 cup of chopped pecans
1 can of crushed pineapple
1 cup of coconut
1 box of any yellow cake mix
1 stick of butter or oleo

Directions
Pour pie filling into a 9x14 cassarole dish or baking pan and spread out evenly. Sprinkle the crushed pineapple, chopped pecans, and coconut on top of the filling. Sprinkle the cake mix evenly on top of the mixture, making sure there are no uneven lumps. Then, place butter slices all over the top of the cake mix. Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove from oven, cover with aluminum foil, and bake for an additional 15 minutes.

It's delicious served hot or with vanilla ice cream or whipped topping.