By Kevin Williams
This is one of these recipes that you can’t really go wrong with. It checks all the boxes as far as I am concerned: boxed cake mix, cherry pie filling, butter,and it’s quick. Now I’d probably have used a can of blueberry pie filling if it had been up to me. We made this cake over a campfire at a recent gathering, but you can make it at home in your oven just as easily.
A can of cherry pie filling makes this recipe sing…
Does well over a campfire or in your kitchen
Dump cake
3-Ingredient Cherry Dump Cake
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Ingredients
- 2 cans (21 oz each) cherry pie filling
- 1 box white or yellow cake mix
- ¾ cup butter, melted
- Whipped topping or vanilla ice cream, if desired
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
- Spread pie filling in baking dish. Top with dry cake mix; gently shake pan to distribute evenly. Pour melted butter over top, tilting pan to cover as much of top with butter as possible.
- Bake 42 to 45 minutes or until mostly dry on top and bubbly around edges. Cool 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm with whipped topping or ice cream.
8 Comments
Jennifer Bellanger
You should try the Cherry Dump Cake with Chocolate cake mix. The boys in our Scout troop have won a few awards at summer camps using a Dutch oven. No cleaning the pot when they are through as it looks like it was licked clean. If you like Blueberry then try using a lemon cake mix and drop dabs of blueberry pie filling in it (DO NOT STIR). One our scoutmasters cuts slices of bananas on all of his, you can’t taste the banana but sure is moist. Pumpkin Pie Dump Cake is a hit in the fall (use pure pumpkin and make the pie filling as a pie, sprinkle yellow cake mix on top, pour 1 stick melted on top and sprinkle with pecans, you won’t want regular pumpkin pie again).
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Jennifer Bellanger
Kevin
Wow, Jennifer, those sound like some amazing dump variations…especially the pumpkin pie dump, I’ll have to try those! Hope you are staying safe and healthy!
Kathleen
HI, This is yummy have been making it for years. The left overs are good for breakfast. It always is a hit at a party.
Kevin
I like the idea of dump cake for breakfast!
Jaci
Dump cake is easy to make and always a hit with family and friends. Can’t wait to try the chocolate cherry and pumpkin version.
Kevin
The pumpkin version is amazing!
Stephen & B.J. Miller
We Make Cherry Dump Cake By Adding A Full Can Of Crushed Pineapple(Juice Included) Spread All Over The Bottom Of A 13×9 Inch (Greased) Cake Pan, Then Add A Full 20 Oz. Can Of Cherry Pie Filling All Over The Top Of The Crushed Pineapple. Sprinkle An Entire Box Of Either White, Yellow, Or Even A Butter Cake Mix All Over The Top Of The Pie Filling. Finally Take A Stick Of Butter Cut Into Slices And Lay All Over The Top Of The Cake Mix & Bake @ 350* For 45-60 Minutes (Check @ 45 Minutes) It’s Done When The Top Is Golden Brown & Bubbling.
You Can Even Use Chocolate Cake Mix & Just Leave Out The Can Of Crushed Pineapple. You Can Serve This With Your Choice Of Homemade Whip Cream, Cool Whip, Or Even Use A Can Of Reddi-Whip By Letting Each Person Putting Their Own Whipped Cream On Top….Or You Could Serve It Up With Your Favorite Brand Of Vanilla Ice Cream.
Enjoy Y’all!
Stephen & B.J. Miller
Kevin
Thanks for sharing that, that sounds amazing!