Dump Cake

This dump cake is as easy as dumping ingredients in a pan! It's topped with crunchy walnuts and melted butter for a delicious dessert.

Make this incredibly easy (and incredibly tasty) dump cake recipe with just five ingredients. 

How to Make a Dump Cake 

You'll find a detailed ingredient list and step-by-step instructions in the recipe below, but let's go over the basics:

What Is a Dump Cake? 

A dump cake is a cobbler-like dessert that features a cake-like topping. It gets its name from its easy method of preparation: The ingredients, one of which is boxed cake mix, are “dumped” in a cake pan without mixing. 

Dump Cake Ingredients

These are the five ingredients you’ll need to make this easy cherry dump cake recipe: 

Pie filling: This dump cake recipe calls for cherry pie filling, but you can use whatever pie filling you like. 

Crushed pineapple: Two undrained cans of crushed pineapple (in 100% juice) lends fruity flavor and gives the dump cake a moist texture. 

Cake mix: A box of yellow cake mix is the convenient secret ingredient in this easy dump cake recipe. 

Walnuts: Chopped walnuts take the flavor and texture up a notch. Of course, you can leave them out if you prefer. 

Butter: Melted butter drizzled over the other ingredients makes the cherry dump cake nice, moist, and rich. 

How Do You Make a Dump Cake? 

Here’s a brief overview of what you can expect when you make homemade dump cake: 

Stir the pie filling and pineapple together, then spread it an even layer in a cake pan. 

Sprinkle the cake mix and walnuts over the pineapple mixture. 

Drizzle the cake with butter and bake until golden brown. 

Ingredients

1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling

2 (8 ounce) cans crushed pineapple in 100% juice, undrained

1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix

2 cups chopped walnuts

¾ cup unsalted butter, melted

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Stir cherry pie filling and crushed pineapple together in a 9x13-inch pan and spread in an even layer

Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly over pineapple and cherry mixture.

Sprinkle walnuts over cake mix; drizzle butter on top, making sure minimal dry spots remain.

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown on top, about 35 to 40 minutes.