The Easiest 3-Ingredient Cherry Dump Cake You Will Ever Make
This foolproof cherry dump cake recipe uses only three ingredients: cherry pie filling, dry cake mix, and butter. It requires no mixing and bakes into a warm, gooey dessert perfect for potlucks or quick weeknight treats.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 45 min
- Total Time: 50 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
- 1/2 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 cherry pie filling layer. 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 cake cool slightly before serving warm, perhaps with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Notes
- For a richer flavor, you can substitute the yellow cake mix with white, butter, or even chocolate cake mix for a chocolate cherry dump cake variation.
- If you want a crispier topping, slice the cold butter into thin pats instead of melting it completely before drizzling.
- Serve this warm cherry cake recipe immediately for the best gooey texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 45
- Sodium: 320
- Fat: 17
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Unsaturated Fat: 7
- Trans Fat: 0.5
- Carbohydrates: 48
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 40