Dump Cakes are a simple dessert that can be served at many functions. They will be a big hit at your gatherings. You can serve them at church, a gathering of friends, or a home cooked meal.
What Is a Dump Cake?
A dump cake is an American dessert similar to a cobbler but with a cake-like topping. It is so named because it is prepared by “dumping” ingredients (typically canned fruit or pie filling, followed by a boxed cake mix) into a cake pan without mixing.
What is the difference between a Cobbler and a Dump Cake?
Cobbler is more like Apple Pie. Its all in the topping and using extra time to mix ingredients in separate bowels before adding. It changes the texture completely. Cobblers are topped with almost dough like batter or drop biscuits. Dump Cake, you just throw pie filling in a pan, top with cake mix powder and cubes of butter. Bake. Its for when you want a cobbler but don’t want to work hard for your dreams.
1. Apple Dumpcake
Apple Dumpcake
Apple Dump Cake is a sweet and savory warm apple dessert that is pure goodness! Easy to dump all ingredients together and enjoy an irresistible fall treat. Apples are in season and these desserts are delicious! For more apple favorites, try this Caramel Apple Slab Pie, Apple Skillet Cake or Old Fashioned Apple Cobbler.
Ingriedents
28 ounces apple pie filling (1 large can)
18 ounce box yellow cake mix
2 Tablespoons light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
10-12 Tablespoons butter
1/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)
Steps
Pour the apple pie filling into a 13×9-inch cake pan and stir in half of the apple pie spice.
Sprinkle the cake mix on top, followed by the rest of the apple pie spice and the chopped pecans.
Pour melted butter on top.
Bake!
2. Chocolate Dumpcake
Chocolate Dumpcake
A chocolate dessert you can’t resist, each delicious bite is loaded with rich chocolate flavor. Chocolate cake mix, chocolate pudding, and chocolate chips are baked together to create a delicious tasting and a quick dessert you can put together any day of the
Chocked full of chocolate flavor, chocolate dump cake is a rich chocolate dessert made with three different kinds of chocolate. This amazingly moist cake is made with just 5 ingredients and 5 minutes of prep time.
Ingredients
1 (15.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
1 (3.9 ounce) package dry pudding mix
1 ½ cups whole milk
½ cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 12-inch oven-safe skillet. (You could also use a 9×9-inch or 9×13-inch baking dish.)
In the prepared skillet or baking dish, add the cherry pie filling and the almond extract. Mix together and spread it evenly over the bottom of the pan.
Sprinkle the cake mix over the top, being careful to cover all of the pie filling.
Slice the butter into small pads (about 16) and spread them out evenly over the top of the cake mixture.
Bake for 1 hour or until the topping is golden brown and the pie filling is bubbling.
3. Sugar Cookie Dumpcake
Sugar Cookie Dumpcake
Sweet and creamy cookie butter under a simple sugar cookie topping!
Ingredients
1 (14 oz.) container cookie butter
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
3 eggs
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 package Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
3/4 cup salted butter, melted
Directions
Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray 9 x 13-inch baking dish with non-stick spray.
2Add cookie butter, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, and cinnamon to mixing bowl. Stir well to combine. Spread mixture into prepared baking dish.
dry cookie mix evenly over cookie butter batter. Drizzle the top evenly with melted butter.
Bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown and set.
Cool for 30 minutes before cutting and serving.
4. Blueberry Dumpcake
Blueberry Dumpcake
This Blueberry Dump Cake is a real crowd-pleaser. With just 3 ingredients, you’ll have a delicious dessert everybody is going to love.
Ingredients
3 cups (about 454-481 g) fresh or frozen blueberries (don’t thaw if using frozen)
16 ounces (454 g) vanilla cake mix, homemade version below
9 tablespoons butter, chilled
½ cup buttermilk or milk, chilled
Ice cream or whipped cream, for serving
Easy Homemade Cake Mix:
1 cup (212 g) granulated sugar
¾ cup (107 g) all-purpose flour
⅔ cup (76 g) cake flour (see note)
¼ cup (35 g) nonfat dry milk powder
½ tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract from
Directions
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9X12- or 9X9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. The cake will obviously bake up thicker if using a 9X9-inch baking pan.
Add the blueberries to the pan in an even layer. Set aside.
If making the homemade cake mix, whisk together all the dry ingredients and sift through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl. Reserve the vanilla to use later with the buttermilk (or milk).
Using a cheese grater (as pictured in the post), grate the chilled butter into the dry cake mix. Using your hands, toss the cake mix and butter together until the butter is uniformly distributed and the mixture looks like coarse sand. Make sure not to go crazy here – you don’t want to melt the butter as you toss it all together.
Dump the cake/butter mixture onto the blueberries and toss with your hands to combine.
Whisk together the buttermilk (or milk) and vanilla (only need to do this if using the homemade cake mix recipe above). Drizzle the mixture in a thin stream over the top of the cake.
Bake the cake until the batter is puffy and lightly golden, about 35-38 minutes for a 9X12-inch pan and a few minutes longer for a 9X9-inch pan. Don’t overbake or the bottom may burn.
Serve warm or at room temperature (let’s be honest, warm is the way to go) with a scoop of ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream.
5. Turtle Dumpcake
Turtle Dumpcake
Turtle Dump Cake is an easy decadent chocolate cake made with a cake mix, instant pudding, gooey caramel, milk chocolate chips, and pecans. This chocolate cake is dense and will definitely satisfy your sweet tooth.
Ingredients
1box (3.4 oz) Jell-O™ chocolate-flavor instant pudding & pie filling mix
1 1/2cups milk
3/4cup caramel sauce
1 box Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
1 1/2cups dark chocolate chips
1/2cup chopped pecans
1/4cup Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting (from 16 oz container)
Directions
Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13×9-inch pan with cooking spray.
In large bowl, beat dry pudding mix and milk with whisk 2 minutes. Stir in 1/2 cup of the caramel sauce. Stir in cake mix and 1 cup of the chocolate chips until well blended. Spread batter evenly in pan. Sprinkle pecans and remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips over top.
Bake 33 to 38 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out almost clean. Cool at least 15 minutes before serving.
When ready to serve, in small microwavable bowl, microwave frosting uncovered on High 10 to 15 seconds or until thin enough to drizzle. Using fork, drizzle warmed frosting and remaining 1/4 cup caramel sauce over cake. Use large spoon for serving. Stored covered in airtight container at room temperature.
6. Hot Chocolate Dumpcake
Hot Chocolate Dumpcake
No need to decide between hot cocoa and chocolate cake – with this decadent dump cake, you can have both!
Ingredients
3.4 ounce box chocolate fudge instant pudding mix2 envelopes hot cocoa mix divided1
1/2 cups milk
1 box chocolate fudge cake mix I used Duncan Hines
4 cups mini marshmallows divided
11 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
Hershey’s chocolate syrup for garnish
Whipped cream for garnish (optional) Chocolate chips for garnish (optional)
Steps
Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 13 x 9 pan with a cooking spray and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, add the pudding mix, one envelope of hot cocoa mix and the milk. Whisk to combine.
Stir in the dry cake mix until moistened. Fold in half of the marshmallows (2 cups).
Transfer to the greased pan and spread out evenly with a spatula. Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top of the cake batter.Bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from oven and place pan on wire rack. Immediately sprinkle the remaining marshmallows on top of the cake. Allow the cake to cool on the wire
7. Oreo Dumpcake
Oreo Dumpcake
You are going to get hooked on this Oreo Dump Cake! It is all made in just one dish using just a few delicious ingredients. Tasty, rich and chocolatey!
Ingredients
Oreo Cookies (standard package)
14 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk
8 ounce tub of frozen whipped topping (aka Cool Whip), thawed
1 box chocolate fudge cake mix (any chocolate cake mix will do)
1 ½ sticks of butter slices
Directions
Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13×9-inch pan with cooking spray.
In large bowl, beat dry pudding mix and milk with whisk 2 minutes. Stir in cake mix and 1 cup of the crushed cookies until combined. Spread batter evenly in pan. Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly on top.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool completely in pan, about 1 hour.
Spoon and spread whipped topping evenly over top of cooled cake. Sprinkle with remaining crushed cookies. Store covered in refrigerator.
8. Strawberry Dumpcake
Strawberry Dumpcake
This Strawberry Dump Cake recipe is incredibly easy to make and only requires 3 ingredients! It’s a great no fuss dessert to make with the kids for Valentine’s Day. Just top it with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. I will walk you right through making this easy strawberry dessert.
Ingredients
3.4 ounce box chocolate fudge instant pudding mix2 envelopes hot cocoa mix divided1
1/2 cups milk
1 box chocolate fudge cake mix I used Duncan Hines
4 cups mini marshmallows divided
11 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
Hershey’s chocolate syrup for garnish
Whipped cream for garnish (optional) Chocolate chips for garnish (optional)
Steps
Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 13 x 9 pan with a cooking spray and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, add the pudding mix, one envelope of hot cocoa mix and the milk. Whisk to combine.
Stir in the dry cake mix until moistened. Fold in half of the marshmallows (2 cups).
Transfer to the greased pan and spread out evenly with a spatula. Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top of the cake batter.Bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from oven and place pan on wire rack. Immediately sprinkle the remaining marshmallows on top of the cake. Allow the cake to cool on the wire rack for one hour.
9. Banana Split Dumpcake
Banana Split Dumpcake
If you’re anything like me then you’ll know the struggle when it comes to choosing between desserts. With this Banana Split Dump Cake, you now get to enjoy two extremely crave-worthy desserts all-in-one!
Ingriedents
1 (20 oz) can crushed pineapple, undrained
1 (21 oz) can prepared strawberry pie filling
1 (21 oz) can prepared cherry pie filling
2 cups vanilla ice cream
2 cups white cake mix (not prepared)
6.4 oz Banana Nut Bread mix (not prepared)
2 sticks unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup rainbow sprinkles
To Top With:
vanilla ice cream
whipped cream
banana slices
hot fudge
caramel sauce
maraschino cherries
Steps
Start by preheating the oven to 350°F and spraying your baking dish (use a 9 x 13 dish) with non-stick spray.
In a mixing bowl, combine the banana pudding mix with skim milk. Then whisk in the cake mix until everything is fully combined (it will be pretty thick).
Stir in the chocolate chips.In another large bowl, mix together the strawberries, banana, pineapple, and sugar. Stir to combine and let macerate for at least 5 minutes.When ready to make the cake, pour the fruit into the bottom of the baking dish, making a thin layer. Top with the cake mix and spread with a spatula or spoon to create a smooth top. Bake for 45-60 minutes or until the cake is completely cooked through (when a toothpick inserted in comes out clean).
Serve warm topped with whipped cream
10. Pumkin Dumpcake
Pumkin Dumpcake
This Delicious Pumpkin Dump Cake Recipe Is Complete With All The Fall Flavors, Pumpkin, Pecan, And Cinnamon Spice. With How Easy It Is, You’ll Be Making This Cake All Fall Long!
Ingriedents
30 oz pumpkin canned
16 oz evaporated milk
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp cinnamon
1 package yellow cake mix
1 cup chopped pecans
3/4 cup butter
Steps
Preheat oven to 350.
Mix pumpkin, milk, ginger, cloves, sugar, eggs and cinnamon in a large bowl. Pour into a greased and floured 9×13 pan.
Sprinkle cake mix and chopped pecans on top.
Cut butter very thin and cover all over cake mix.
Bake for 1 hour and serve warm with whipped cream. ENJOY!
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