7UP Cherry Cobbler

Sweet cherry pie filling and moist cake combined with lemon-lime soda make this 7UP cherry cobbler a delightful dessert.

Prep Time5

Cook Time1 5

Total Time1 10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: 7UP Cherry Cobbler Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 502kcal

63 ounces cherry pie filling (three 21-ounce cans)
15.25 ounces yellow cake mix (your favorite brand, I used Best Choice store brand)
2¼ cups 7UP lemon-lime soda 20 ounces (you can use a generic version if you prefer)
1½ to 2 tablespoons salted butter, melted (optional to brush over finished cobbler)
Vanilla ice cream, optional garnish

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Generously spray a 9x13 baking dish with baker’s spray (Baker’s Joy or generic version).
Evenly spread 2 cans of cherry pie filling in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
Evenly sprinkle the dry yellow cake mix over the cherry pie filling.
Slowly pour the 7UP over the cake mix layer. (It will be foamy) Use a spoon to gently smooth the very top layer of the cake mix and 7UP. You only want to smooth, not stir, the top layer.
Spoon 5 to 6 dollops of the remaining cherry pie filling. (Before baking, the cobbler will appear very wet. That is why the baking time is a bit long, but it is needed) Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes (Every oven bakes differently, just be sure to keep a close eye on your cobbler, maybe checking around 55 minutes. In my oven, 1 hour 5 minutes was the perfect bake time) until the cake is golden brown.
Remove from the oven and use a pastry brush to brush the melted butter over the exposed cake, if desired. Allow the cake to cool completely before serving with vanilla ice cream. (The longer the cobbler sits and cools will firm up the cobbler. It will take a while to cool completely.)

We made this recipe in a 9x13 pan, but if you want to make this in a smaller 8x8 pan, you can. If you do this, you can also use a smaller box of cake mix (Jiffy brand) and a mini can of 7UP (7.5 ounces).
The dish will be very, very full, so when transferring it to the oven, go slow.
Halfway through the bake time, if you notice any dry cake mix spots, you can use a pastry brush and 1 to 2 tablespoons of 7UP. Dip the end of the pastry brush in the 7UP. Gently dab the dry spots. Return the cobbler to the oven to finish baking.