This strawberry dump cake is bursting with sweet strawberry flavor. All you need to make this easy cake mix strawberry cobbler is a handful of ingredients like white cake mix, strawberry pie filling, fresh strawberries and butter. It’s a quick and easy strawberry dessert that’s perfect for spring and summer entertaining.
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Why Should You Make This Recipe
I have quiet a few cake mix based recipes on the blog. My Blueberry Dump Cake, Chocolate Dump Cake, Pineapple Dump Cake, Lemon Dump Cake, Apple Cobbler from Cake Mix and Peach Cobbler with Cake Mix are all quick, easy and delicious cake mix based recipes. I am so excited to add this easy strawberry dump cake recipe to the blog. I know you’ll love it because:
- Quick desserts are the best. Whether you are looking for a sweet and delicious dish to end a meal, or you need a great last minute dessert, nothing is as easy as a pie filling dump cake.
- Easy to make, easy to bake. This dump cake with strawberry pie filling uses just a handful of ingredients to make. All you have to do is assemble and bake!
- A simple dessert with layers of flavor. The rich and sweet strawberry pie filling pairs perfectly with the buttery cake crust. Top this cake mix cobbler with cold vanilla ice cream and you have the perfect spring or summer dessert.
Ingredients
This easy and delicious strawberry shortcake dump cake recipe requires only a handful of ingredients to make and is as simple as dumping a few ingredients into a pan and baking it.
Gather strawberry pie filling, fresh sliced strawberries, white cake mix and butter.
Substitutions
This strawberry cobbler dump cake is meant to be quick, easy and so delicious. Here are my recommended substitutions for this recipe if you need them:
- Strawberry Pie Filling: To make this strawberry dump cake super easy, use any strawberry pie filling you like.
- Fresh Strawberries: Rather than adding more canned strawberry pie filling, I like to sliced some fresh strawberries to mix into the filling. Feel free to use frozen strawberries if fresh isn’t available.
- Box White Cake Mix: I prefer using white cake mix for a contrast of color and flavor, but feel free to use any box cake mix such as vanilla or yellow cake mix. You can also use strawberry cake mix for an all pink hued strawberry dessert!
- Butter: Feel free to use any butter you like. To ensure even coverage of the butter on the dry cake mix, I like to use sliced butter as well as melted butter.
Variation
Strawberry Cheesecake Dump Cake: In a small mixing bowl, mix 8 oz. (226 g) softened cream cheese with ¼ cup (50 g) sugar until well combined. Drop tablespoon sized (15 g) scoops of cream cheese on top of the strawberry filling. Swirl or spread gently as needed to cover most of the filling. Top the strawberry and cream cheese filling with the cake mix, butter and bake according to the recipe directions.
How To Make
This buttery and deliciously indulgent strawberry dump cake is ready to bake in as little as 10 minutes. Here’s how to make this wonderfully easy strawberry pie filling dump cake.
- Lightly grease a 9 x9, 11 x 7 or 9 x 13 inch baking dish using a tablespoon of butter. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Evenly spread the canned strawberry pie filling across the greased baking dish.
- Top the strawberry pie filling with the sliced strawberries. Gently stir to lightly coat the berries in the pie filling. Evenly spread the mix on top of the filling.
- Evenly cover the cake mix layer with slices of cold butter. Try to cover as much of the cake mix as possible. I recommend melting an additional 4 tablespoon (57 g) of butter to drizzle on any cake mix that is uncovered by the slices of butter.
- Bake the strawberry dump cake for 35- 45 minutes or until the top is a beautiful golden brown and the strawberry filling is bubbling around the edges of the baking dish.
- Cool the cake mix strawberry cobbler for 30 minutes, scoop into a bowl, top with ice cream or whipped cream and enjoy!
How To Freeze and Store and Serve
Store this easy strawberry dump cake in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3-4 days.
Freeze this recipe: Make and bake the cake according to the strawberry dump cake recipe directions and cool completely. Wrap the entire dish in plastic wrap and aluminum foil. Store the strawberry dessert in the freezer for up to 2 months.
Thaw it in the refrigerator overnight and reheat the dump cake in the oven at 350 F (177 C) for 15 minutes or until warmed through.
The best way to serve this strawberry dump cake is warm from the oven with a big scoop of cold vanilla ice cream or freshly whipped cream on top!
M’s Expert Tips
- Grease the bottom and sides of the baking dish with about 1 tablespoon (14 g) softened butter.
- Add fresh strawberries. Adding a cup or two of fresh strawberries really makes this strawberry dessert shine.
- Flavor booster. Mix 2 - 3 tablespoons (30 - 45 ml) of lemon juice in with the fresh strawberries before mixing them into the pie filling. This adds a touch of brightness that’s sometimes lacking in strawberry pie filling.
- Add more butter. After topping the lemon cake mix with thinly sliced pats of butter, drizzle about 4 tablespoons of melted butter on any spaces left uncovered by the butter. This helps ensure there are no pieces of dried cake mix.
- Check at 30 minutes. This is a good time to add a little more melted butter on any spots of dry cake mix that may have no melted butter on top. Simply drizzle a little more butter on those spots and continue baking for another 5 - 15 minutes.
- Let the strawberry dessert rest. Give this strawberry dump cake about 20 - 30 minutes to rest and cool slightly. This allows the juices and filling to thicken a bit more.
FAQs
The name comes from the way this cobbler like dessert is prepared. To make a dump cake, simply dump a can of pie filling or fresh fruit into a greased dish, top with a dry cake mix and butter.
The top will be golden brown and the filling will be bubbling. Depending on the kind of dump cake, most need to nake for about 45 minutes.
Once the cobbler, or dump cake is baked, the texture is a cross between melty cobbler and fluffy cake.
More Strawberry Recipes to Try
- Strawberry Glaze
- Strawberry Angel Food Cake
- Strawberry Pretzel Cheesecake
- Small Batch Strawberry Cupcakes
If you try this Strawberry Dump Cake recipe please rate the recipe and leave a comment below. Doing so helps other readers decide if this is a great recipe to bake. Don’t forget to tag me on Instagram using @olivesnthyme so I can see what you’re baking!
Strawberry Dump Cake Recipe
Equipment
- 1 9x9 or 11x7 or 9x13 baking dish
Ingredients
- 1 21 oz. canned strawberry pie filling
- 1½ cups (249 g) sliced strawberries
- 1 15.25 oz. box white cake mix
- ½ cup (113 g) cold unsalted butter, sliced
- ¼ cup (59 ml) melted butter
Instructions
- Lightly grease a 9x9, 11x7 or 9x13 inch baking dish using a tablespoon (14 g) of butter. Preheat the oven to 350 F (177 C).
- Evenly spread the canned strawberry pie filling across the greased baking dish.1 21 oz. canned strawberry pie filling
- Top the strawberry pie filling with the sliced strawberries. Gently stir to lightly coat the berries in the pie filling. Evenly spread the mix on top of the filling.1½ cups (249 g) sliced strawberries, 1 15.25 oz. box white cake mix
- Evenly cover the cake mix layer with slices of cold butter. Try to cover as much of the cake mix as possible. I recommend melting an additional 4 tablespoon (57 g) of butter to drizzle on any cake mix that is uncovered by the slices of butter.½ cup (113 g) cold unsalted butter, sliced, ¼ cup (59 ml) melted butter
- Bake the strawberry dump cake for 35- 45 minutes or until the top is a beautiful golden brown and the strawberry filling is bubbling around the edges of the baking dish.
- Cool the cake mix strawberry cobbler for 30 minutes, scoop into a bowl, top with ice cream or whipped cream and enjoy!
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