Walnut Cherry Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. Diamond walnuts
1 (2-layer) size pkg. white cake mix
1/2 tsp. vanilla
6 drops red food coloring
1 (8 oz.) container frozen nondairy whipped topping, thawed
1 (1 lb. 5 oz.) can cranberry pie filling

Preparation

Coarsely chop 1/4 cup of walnuts; set aside.
Chop remainder medium fine.
As package directs, prepare cake mix, adding vanilla and 3/4 cup walnuts.
Bake in 2 (9-inch) layer cake pans.
Cool 10 minutes; invert out onto wire racks until cooled.
Fold food coloring into topping.
Spread a 1-inch wide ring of topping on outer edge layer plate.
Spread remaining topping on side of cake. Sprinkle reserved walnuts on cake top.
Chill.
Makes 12 servings.