The Best 3-Ingredient Cherry Dump Cake: Foolproof and Gooey Dessert
Make this incredibly easy Cherry Dump Cake using just three basic ingredients: cherry pie filling, yellow cake mix, and butter. This foolproof baking recipe delivers a warm, bubbly, and gooey fruit dessert perfect for last-minute potlucks or weeknight 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
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. 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 top of the cherry filling. Do not mix the layers.
- Drizzle the melted butter evenly over the dry cake mix layer.
- Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and the cherry filling is bubbly around the edges.
- Let the dump cake cool for at least 15 minutes before serving warm. Serve with vanilla ice cream for the best experience.
Notes
- For a richer flavor, substitute the yellow cake mix with white cake mix or butter cake mix.
- If you want a slightly crispier topping, you can use slightly less butter, about 1/3 cup.
- This dessert is excellent served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped topping.
- To make a Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake variation, use chocolate cake mix instead of yellow cake mix.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 45
- Sodium: 310
- Fat: 19
- Saturated Fat: 11
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 0.5
- Carbohydrates: 52
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 40