Cherry Dump Cake (+Video)

This easy Cherry Dump Cake dessert is made with cake mix, cherry pie filling, butter and a secret ingredient. "Dump" and bake!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Cherry Dump Cake, Easy Cherry Dump Cake

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 50

Total Time 55

Servings

Calories 187kcal

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
Stir in half of the 1 teaspoon almond extract into each of the 2 (21 ounce) cans cherry pie filling and stir. (So half a teaspoon of almond extract into each can)
Pour both cans of cherry pie filling into prepared baking dish.
Sprinkle 15.25 ounce box yellow cake mix evenly over cherry pie filling.
Slowly pour 1/2 cup salted butter (1 stick), melted all over the top of the cake mix. Note: you could also slice the butter up into a bunch of squares and then evenly place them all over the top of the cake mix rather than melting the butter and pouring on top.
Bake for about 50-60 minutes (until topping is golden brown)

This can be done in the crock pot as well. Cook on low for 4 hours or high for 2 hours.
You can switch the cherry out for any flavor: peach, strawberry, blueberry, apple and on and on. Whatever you love!
Some folks add more tartness to this by adding pineapple. I think it personally makes it too tart but do what you like!
For added crunch, try sprinkling some sliced almonds on top of the cake mix before baking.
Instead of melting the butter you can cut it up into a bunch of squares and evenly place it on top of the cake mix layer.
My twist to this recipe is the almond extract. It really takes this to the next level of flavor and really adds something special to the flavor so don't skip it!