Upside Down Dream Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 9 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cups quartered maraschino cherries
• 3 tablespoons cherry syrup
• 3/4 cup nuts

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix or white cake mix
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup water
• 1 envelope Dream Whip

• 1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip, thawed or additional prepared Dream Whip (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Combine brown sugar and butter.

2. 2

   Stir in cherries, cherry syrup and nuts.

3. 3

   Spread evenly in bottom of two 9 inch layer pans.

4. 4

   Set aside until needed.

5. 5

   Combine cake mix, whipped topping mix, eggs and water in a large bowl and blend until moistened.

6. 6

   Beat at medium speed for 4 minutes.

7. 7

   Carefully spoon over cherry mixture in pans.

8. 8

   Bake in preheated 350* over for 30- 35 minutes.

9. 9

   Immediately turn cakes out onto a cooling rack, fruit side up.

10. 10

    Allow to cool and frost with additional whipped topping if desired.