The Best Cherry Dump Cake: Ultra Easy 3-Ingredient Recipe
This Cherry Dump Cake recipe is the simplest dessert you will make. It delivers a warm, bubbly, sweet cherry base with a buttery, crisp topping, much like a cobbler. It requires no mixing bowl.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 50 min
- Total Time: 55 min
- Yield: 8 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
- 1 (15.25 ounce) box yellow cake mix
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking dish.
- Pour the entire can of cherry pie filling into the prepared baking dish. Spread it evenly across the bottom.
- Sprinkle the dry yellow cake mix evenly over the cherry filling. Do not mix the layers.
- Pour the melted butter evenly over the dry cake mix layer.
- Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and the cherry filling is bubbly around the edges.
- Let the Easy Cherry Dump Cake cool slightly before serving warm.
Notes
- For a richer flavor, substitute the yellow cake mix with a white or butter cake mix.
- If you want a crunch, sprinkle 1 cup of chopped pecans or walnuts over the butter layer before baking. This makes a great Dump Cake Variation.
- This recipe is a fantastic Potluck Dessert Easy option because it travels well and reheats nicely.
- Serve your Warm Bubbly Dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for the best experience.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 45
- Sodium: 350
- Fat: 22
- Saturated Fat: 14
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 0.5
- Carbohydrates: 55
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 55