This strawberry dump cake has to be one of the easiest desserts around. It required only 3 simple ingredients, and takes just a few minutes to put together before the oven does the rest of the work.
The dump cake starts with a base of sweet and fruity strawberry pie filling. The filling is sprinkled with white cake mix, and topped with slices of butter. The end result is a bubbling layer of strawberry filling topped with a golden cake layer.
Ingredients You’ll Need:
Strawberry pie filling: Use either a store-bought or homemade strawberry pie filling.
White cake mix: The white cake mix could be substituted with a yellow cake mix. Use the dry mix, disregarding the directions on the box.
Butter: Salted butter was used in this recipe, however unsalted butter could also be used.
How to Make Strawberry Dump Cake:
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 10.5 x 7.5 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
2. Pour the strawberry pie filling into the base of the baking dish.
3. Sprinkle the vanilla cake mix evenly over the strawberry pie filling. Top with the sliced butter arranged in a single layer.
4. Bake the cake for 40-45 minutes, or until lightly golden and the strawberry filling is bubbling. Allow to sit for 5 minutes before serving.
Storage:
Store this strawberry dump cake in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat using the microwave or covered in the oven.
This dump cake is suitable for freezing. Freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight before reheating according to the above directions.
Strawberry Dump Cake (Using Boxed Cake Mix)
Equipment
- 10.5 x 7.5 inch baking dish
- Non-stick cooking spray
Ingredients
- 2 cups strawberry pie filling
- 13.25 oz white cake mix can also use yellow cake mix
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) cold salted butter sliced into thin squares
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 10.5 x 7.5 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
- Pour the strawberry pie filling into the base of the baking dish.
- Sprinkle the vanilla cake mix evenly over the strawberry pie filling. Top with the sliced butter arranged in a single layer.
- Bake the cake for 40-45 minutes, or until lightly golden and the strawberry filling is bubbling. Allow to sit for 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Rather than using sliced cold butter over the cake mix, the butter can be melted and drizzled over the cake mix, if preferred.
- The cake layer will still be quite soft when first removed from the oven, however it will firm up slightly as it cools.
- This dump cake can be served warm or at room temperature.
- This dump cake is delicious served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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