This recipe has been with my family for generations and is a favorite since it was first put on the back of the duncan hines cake mix box in the 1970's. I have beensearching for it since I lost my copy in 1999 during the flood and finally found a version of on cooks.com...it is the best cheesecake I ever had and everyone asks for more. favorite at parties too...
- 1 pkg. Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
- (for variations try chocolate cake mix for black forrest cheesecake)
- 2 tbsp. oil
- 2 (8 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 c. milk
- 3 tbsp. lemon
- 3 tsp. vanilla
- 1 (1 lb. 5 oz.) can cherry pie filling
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Reserve 1 cup of dry cake mix.
- In large mixing bowl, combine remaining cake mix, 1 egg and oil (mixture will be crumbly). Press crust mixture evenly into bottom and 3/4 way up the sides of greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan.
- In same bowl, blend cream cheese and sugar.
- Add 3 eggs and reserved cake mix; beat 1 minute at medium speed.
- At low speed slowly add milk and flavorings; mix until smooth.
- Pour into crust.
- Bake at 300 degrees for 45 to 55 minutes until center is firm.
- When cool, top with pie filling.
- Chill before serving. Store in refrigerator; freeze covered with foil. Makes a 13 x 9 inch cheesecake.
- (let cool in oven until characteristic crack forms in middle of cake. when completely cool top with 1 large can or 1-1/2 regular size can cherry pie filling)
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sharon.higgins.9843 (1 discussion) on Jan 24, 2013 at 08:32 PM
This is the BEST cheesecake recipe EVER! I've been making it for 20 years and recently moved and lost the recipe! So glad I found it here! There is NO crust better than this,I don't care how you make it, the yellow cake is the BEST!
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lori.hughes1 (2 discussions) on Nov 20, 2012 at 04:23 PM
I've been making this fantastic cheesecake since the 70's. It's my family's favorite. Since I've moved several times, I couldn't find the recipe, until NOW! Thank you!!
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Assuntina (1 discussion) on Apr 13, 2012 at 06:10 PM
My mother made this for my dad in the late '70's and it quickly became her "go-to" dessert as well as what she'd make him when she wanted to spoil him a bit. I can still see the recipe that she cut out of the box in my mind's eye. I thought it was lost forever. I'm going to make this cheesecake for family movie night TONIGHT!! I can't wait! Thank you so much for keeping this posted!
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MamaChills (1 discussion) on Feb 25, 2012 at 03:14 PM
A friend gave me a cheesecake recipe back in the 70s -- this recipe. It was great, so I shared it with everyone I could think of. Then I lost my copy and no one had a copy. I was new to cheesecakes back then, had no idea how to recreate, and had no idea that the recipe had been on the back of a cake mix box. And Duncan Hines is my brand!
I remembered reserving one cup of mix for the cheesecake, and using the rest for the crust. So I started trying to recreate the recipe Bert had given me, never getting it right. 10 years later-- still trying. Then one day everything just went together beautifully and I made a cheesecake that everyone swooned over.
Since then, I only need to bring "Marcia's" cheesecake to family gatherings. I never bother to make New York style, or no-bake, or any other cheesecake. This one is special and everybody loves it! Today, out of curiosity, I searched for cheesecake from cake mix. I find the (almost identical) recipe that took me 10 years to figure out. Where was the internet then, when I could have really used it?
Most of the time I don't bother with topping, the cheesecake is delicious without it, and I rarely buy pie filling. But sometimes I will make a filling with fresh or frozen strawberries.
Nobody doesn't like this cheesecake. I have seen adolescents in my family disrespect their elders when trying to get their piece of cheesecake. I am not telling my family and friends about this online, I’ve been taking credit for it for too long.
I remembered reserving one cup of mix for the cheesecake, and using the rest for the crust. So I started trying to recreate the recipe Bert had given me, never getting it right. 10 years later-- still trying. Then one day everything just went together beautifully and I made a cheesecake that everyone swooned over.
Since then, I only need to bring "Marcia's" cheesecake to family gatherings. I never bother to make New York style, or no-bake, or any other cheesecake. This one is special and everybody loves it! Today, out of curiosity, I searched for cheesecake from cake mix. I find the (almost identical) recipe that took me 10 years to figure out. Where was the internet then, when I could have really used it?
Most of the time I don't bother with topping, the cheesecake is delicious without it, and I rarely buy pie filling. But sometimes I will make a filling with fresh or frozen strawberries.
Nobody doesn't like this cheesecake. I have seen adolescents in my family disrespect their elders when trying to get their piece of cheesecake. I am not telling my family and friends about this online, I’ve been taking credit for it for too long.
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Rodijose (1 discussion) on Dec 19, 2011 at 08:17 AM
Thanks so much for posting this recipe! My motherinlaw who has passed many yrs ago made this all the time. This yr my sister in law sent us the original recipe from the box. I have looked for the original cake mix this past weekend which was a Dunkin Hines Deluxe II yellow cake mix to no avail. I picked up the yellow cake mix.I was going to call Dunkin Hines today but found your recipe. I am going to surprise my husband this holiday with his moms most loved cheesecake.
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claudelea (1 discussion) on Oct 18, 2011 at 03:37 PM
I also have been making this cheesecake since the early 70's,found on the box of Duncan Hines yellow cake mix.I cut te little recipe out and have lost and found it for years.Today of all days I cannot find it again and I always make it for my daughters birthday,which is today,37years old.Haven't come across anyone who doesnt like it!I always put cherrry pie filling on top and substitute almond flavoring for the vanilla.
Comment by: Assuntina (1 discussion) on Apr 13, 2012 at 06:16 PM
I think my mother did that too! Yummy idea! Thanks!
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whamp88 (1 discussion) on Oct 8, 2011 at 10:08 PM
The original recipe only had 1 tsp. of vanilla, not 3 tsp.
Comment by: Rodijose (1 discussion) on Dec 19, 2011 at 08:19 AM
I have the origial recipe from the box and it said 1 Tablespoon vanilla which is 3 teaspoons.
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perrfections (1 discussion) on Aug 11, 2011 at 07:55 PM
How do you make the black forrest cheesecake?
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Lorry Kirschner (1 discussion) on Jun 24, 2011 at 09:53 PM
I am so thrilled I found this recipe...I have been making this since I saw the recipe on the back of a Duncan Hines cake mix box YEARS ago...I decided to make several for a graduation party, went to my recipe binder and the recipe was gone...MIA!!!...I was a panicky mess...did a Google search and found it here. I love to make my New York Cheesecakes, but when I need quantity, ease in making, and a great crowd pleaser...this is the one. So glad I found the recipe!*!*!*
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deaneemay (1 discussion) on Jun 22, 2011 at 12:36 PM
All I can say is thank you for helping me find this recipe again. I too had this recipe from back in the 70's and it was a family favorite. Somehow I lost it and have searched for it everywhere. I am so happy to find this and you can be sure will be making this again in the very near future.
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Spinner7961 (2 discussions) on Jan 27, 2011 at 11:13 AM
for a variation, use chocolate for a Black Forrest Cheesecake. it is awesome!
Comment by: Burm6053 (no discussions) on Dec 7, 2012 at 05:28 PM
I have been searching for this recipe that I used to make back in the 70's, thank you so much for giving me the list of ingredients, this is the ultimate best cheesecake around.
