125 cake filling recipes

Microwave chocolate cherry upside-down cake bakes in 12 minutes flat. A dairy-free wacky cake batter swirled with cherry pie filling, inverted onto a plate for a glossy ruby topping.

Chocolate cherry cake with chocolate frosting: a Black Forest-inspired cake mix shortcut using devil's food, sour cream, almond extract, and cherry pie filling, topped with warm chocolate-almond frosting.

Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte (Black Forest Cherry recipe

Ultra-tender pumpkin bread spiced with cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg, studded with toasted walnuts, and so moist it stays fresh for days on the counter.

Quick bread made with canned pumpkin, dates and walnuts. Perfect for breakfast anytime during the fall season.

Moist pumpkin quick bread spiced with cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice, made with canned pumpkin puree. A double-loaf recipe perfect for Thanksgiving and Christmas gift-giving.

Golden pumpkin bread is a moist pumpkin quick bread with a twist: cornmeal for a golden, tender crumb, sour cream for richness, warm pumpkin pie spice, and studded with raisins and pecans. A cozy fall loaf.

Pumpkin bread with dark molasses, brown sugar, and three warm spices, plus walnuts and optional raisins. Makes three loaves. Tender, deeply spiced, and freezes beautifully for the holidays.

Hazelnut pumpkin bread bakes up moist and warmly spiced with toasted hazelnuts, raisins, and four classic fall spices. Three loaves from one batch, ideal for gifting.

Beat the winter this year with a savory Chicken Pot Pie filled a variety of spices vegetables that can satisfy anyone's hunger!

Chocolate-filled fruit oatmeal bars: a buttery brown-sugar oat crust with a rich melted chocolate, condensed milk, raisin, and coconut filling. Sheet-pan bars for crowds and cookie swaps.

A chocolate cherry upside-down cake made without eggs or butter. Cherry pie filling bakes under a rich cocoa batter, then gets flipped for a stunning glossy cherry top.

Buttery oat-and-pecan crumble bars layered with cherry pie filling and mini marshmallows, baked golden. Makes 4 dozen chewy, fruit-filled bars for bake sales or cookie trays.

Black Forest ice cream cake: two layers of moist chocolate-coffee cake sandwich a slab of vanilla ice cream, frosted with whipped cream and crowned with cherry pie filling. A frozen showstopper.

Cherry chocolate tube cake with canned cherry pie filling, chocolate chips, cinnamon, and chopped nuts. A one-bowl Black Forest-leaning cake dusted with powdered sugar.

Pumpkin bran muffins with chocolate chips, warm spices, and brown sugar. A fiber-rich fall muffin where cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice meet melty pockets of chocolate.