Easiest 3-Ingredient Cherry Dump Cake Recipe
Make this foolproof cherry dump cake using only three simple ingredients. This quick cherry dessert bakes up warm, gooey, and buttery, making it a perfect last-minute idea for potlucks or weeknight sweet treats.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 50 min
- Total Time: 55 min
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- 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 the filling evenly across the bottom.
- Sprinkle the dry yellow cake mix evenly over the cherry pie filling layer. Do not mix the layers.
- Pour the melted butter evenly over the dry cake mix layer. You do not need to cover every spot; the butter will spread during baking.
- Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and the cherry filling is bubbly around the edges.
- Let the dump cake cool slightly before serving warm, ideally with vanilla ice cream.
Notes
- For a richer flavor, substitute the yellow cake mix with white cake mix or even chocolate cake mix for a chocolate cherry dump cake variation.
- If you prefer a crispier topping, use cold, cubed butter instead of melted butter, though melted butter yields a more traditional gooey texture.
- This recipe works well as a summer fruit dump cake; try substituting half the cherry filling with crushed pineapple for a pineapple cherry dump cake.
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: 1
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 60