Cherry Dump Cake Recipe
Cherry dump cake is an easy to make cherry cobbler with cake mix dessert. This recipe for cherry dump cake comes together quickly with pantry basics such as cake mix, cherry pie filling, canned or fresh cherries and butter. Top this cherry cobbler dump cake with vanilla ice cream for the perfect easy baked dessert.
Equipment
- 1 9x9 or 11x7 or 9x13 baking dish
Ingredients
- 2 21 oz. cans cherry pie filling
- 1 cup canned, fresh or frozen cherries
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) almond extract optional
- 1 15.25 oz. white or yellow box cake mix
- ½ cup (113 g) cold sliced butter
- ¼ cup sliced almonds
- ½ cup (113 g) melted butter
Instructions
- 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 (177 C).
- Evenly spread the canned cherry pie filling across the greased baking dish. Top with the drained canned cherries and almond extract. Gently mix to combine the pie filling with the cherries and extract.2 21 oz. cans cherry pie filling, 1 cup canned, fresh or frozen cherries, 1 teaspoon (5 ml) almond extract
- Evenly spread the cake mix on top of the cherry pie filling. Evenly cover the cake mix layer with slices of cold butter. Try to cover as much of the cake mix as possible. Sprinkle the sliced almonds on top of the sliced butter.1 15.25 oz. white or yellow box cake mix, ½ cup (113 g) cold sliced butter, ¼ cup sliced almonds
- In a small bowl, melt the remaining ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter. Drizzle the melted butter in between the slices of cold butter. Try to cover as much of the cake as possible with butter.½ cup (113 g) melted butter
- Bake the cherry dump cake for 40 - 50 minutes or until the top is a beautiful golden brown and the cherry filling is bubbling around the edges of the baking dish.
- Cool the cake mix cherry cobbler for 30 minutes, scoop into a bowl, top with ice cream or whipped cream and enjoy!
Notes
Store: Transfer any leftover cherry pie dump cake in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 - 4 days.
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