Cutting into this sugar-dusted beauty will reveal a river of cherries thats guaranteed to wow.

Antonis Achilleos

Dust off the Bundt pan and jump right into this cherry bundtcake recipe.

It looks impressive, but in fact, its really simple to pull off.

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Photo:Antonis Achilleos

you could make the cake a day ahead.

Dust with confectioners sugar just before putting it on the table.

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1cup unsiftedconfectioners' sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F with rack in center position.

Spray a 10-cup Bundt pan with baking spray.

(Or use regular cooking spray and dust with flour.)

Whisk flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl.

Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients just until smooth.

Transfer about two-thirds of batter to prepared pan.

Spoon cherry pie filling on top, being careful not to let filling touch sides of pan.

Top with remaining batter.

Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out mostly clean, 50 minutes to 1 hour.

Let cool in pan for 15 minutes.

Invert onto a wire rack, remove pan, and let cool completely, about 1 hour.

Dust with confectioners sugar just before serving.