15 Easy Dump Cake Recipes Anyone Can Make

The easiest dessert in the world just got 15 times better. Dump cakes — fruit filling, dry cake mix, butter, bake — are foolproof crowd-pleasers, and these versions range from classic cherry-pineapple to s'mores and pecan pie.

Each recipe below comes with a photo, a full ingredient list with quantities, and simple step-by-step instructions. Pin this post for later and let’s get cooking!

1. Classic Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake

The original dump cake — sweet, buttery, and bubbly with zero effort.

Ingredients

• 1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling
• 1 can (20 oz) crushed pineapple, undrained
• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch dish.
2. Spread the cherry pie filling evenly in the dish.
3. Spoon the crushed pineapple with its juice over the cherries.
4. Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the fruit.
5. Drizzle the melted butter over the top and sprinkle with pecans.
6. Bake 45-50 minutes until golden and bubbly. Serve warm.

2. Peach Dump Cake

Juicy peaches under a buttery, cinnamon-kissed crust — summer's easiest dessert.

Ingredients

• 2 cans (15 oz each) sliced peaches in syrup
• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch dish.
2. Pour the peaches with their syrup into the dish.
3. Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the peaches.
4. Dust with cinnamon and drizzle with melted butter.
5. Bake 40-45 minutes until golden and bubbling.
6. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

3. Apple Cinnamon Dump Cake

Tastes like apple pie met a coffee cake — warm spices in every buttery bite.

Ingredients

• 2 cans (21 oz) apple pie filling
• 1 box spice cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch dish.
2. Spread the apple pie filling in the dish.
3. Sprinkle the dry spice cake mix evenly over the top.
4. Drizzle with melted butter and sprinkle with walnuts and cinnamon.
5. Bake 40-45 minutes until golden.
6. Serve warm, optionally with whipped cream.

4. Blueberry Lemon Dump Cake

Bright, zesty, and bursting with berries — sunshine in a baking dish.

Ingredients

• 1 can (21 oz) blueberry pie filling
• 1 box lemon cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 tbsp lemon zest
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch dish.
2. Spread the blueberry pie filling in the dish.
3. Sprinkle the dry lemon cake mix evenly over the top.
4. Add the lemon zest and drizzle with melted butter.
5. Top with sliced almonds.
6. Bake 40-45 minutes until golden and bubbly.

5. Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake

Black Forest vibes with zero skill required — rich, fudgy, and irresistible.

Ingredients

• 1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling
• 1 box chocolate cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• Whipped cream, for serving

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch dish.
2. Spread the cherry pie filling in the dish.
3. Sprinkle the dry chocolate cake mix evenly over the top.
4. Drizzle with melted butter and scatter chocolate chips.
5. Bake 40-45 minutes until set and bubbly.
6. Serve warm with whipped cream.

6. Pumpkin Spice Dump Cake

All the pumpkin pie flavor with a buttery crumble top — fall's easiest showstopper.

Ingredients

• 1 can (15 oz) pumpkin puree
• 1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 3/4 cup butter, melted

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch dish.
2. Whisk the pumpkin, evaporated milk, eggs, sugar, and spice; pour into the dish.
3. Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the pumpkin layer.
4. Drizzle with melted butter.
5. Bake 50-55 minutes until golden and set.
6. Cool slightly and serve with whipped cream.

7. Strawberry Rhubarb Dump Cake

Sweet-tart and nostalgic — grandma's favorite pie filling in cake form.

Ingredients

• 1 can (21 oz) strawberry pie filling
• 1 cup frozen rhubarb, thawed
• 1 box white cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch dish.
2. Mix the strawberry filling with the rhubarb and sugar; spread in the dish.
3. Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the top.
4. Drizzle with melted butter.
5. Bake 40-45 minutes until golden and bubbly.
6. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

8. Blackberry Cobbler Dump Cake

Jammy blackberries under a golden buttery crust — cobbler meets cake.

Ingredients

• 4 cups fresh blackberries
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch dish.
2. Toss the blackberries with sugar and vanilla; spread in the dish.
3. Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the berries.
4. Drizzle with melted butter.
5. Bake 40-45 minutes until golden and bubbling.
6. Serve warm with ice cream.

9. Caramel Apple Dump Cake

Gooey caramel and tender apples — like a caramel apple you eat with a spoon.

Ingredients

• 2 cans (21 oz) apple pie filling
• 1 cup caramel sauce
• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch dish.
2. Spread the apple pie filling in the dish and drizzle with half the caramel.
3. Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the top.
4. Drizzle with melted butter and remaining caramel.
5. Top with pecans.
6. Bake 40-45 minutes until golden; serve warm.

10. Pineapple Coconut Dump Cake

Tropical and toasty — a piña colada in dessert form.

Ingredients

• 1 can (20 oz) crushed pineapple, undrained
• 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup macadamia nuts, chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch dish.
2. Spread the pineapple with its juice in the dish.
3. Sprinkle with coconut, then the dry cake mix.
4. Drizzle with melted butter and top with macadamia nuts.
5. Bake 40-45 minutes until golden and bubbly.
6. Serve warm or at room temperature.

11. Mixed Berry Dump Cake

A berry bonanza under a buttery golden lid — use whatever berries you have.

Ingredients

• 2 cups mixed berries (fresh or frozen)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 box white cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch dish.
2. Toss the berries with sugar and lemon juice; spread in the dish.
3. Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the top.
4. Drizzle with melted butter.
5. Bake 40-45 minutes until golden and bubbling.
6. Serve warm with whipped cream.

12. Banana Foster Dump Cake

Caramelized bananas and brown sugar — the New Orleans classic, dump-cake style.

Ingredients

• 3 ripe bananas, sliced
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 tsp rum extract (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch dish.
2. Melt 1/4 cup butter with the brown sugar; toss with banana slices and rum extract.
3. Spread in the dish.
4. Sprinkle the dry cake mix over the top and drizzle with melted butter.
5. Top with pecans.
6. Bake 40-45 minutes until golden; serve warm with ice cream.

13. Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Dump Cake

Creamy cheesecake pockets in a lemon-blueberry cake — pure indulgence.

Ingredients

• 1 can (21 oz) blueberry pie filling
• 8 oz cream cheese, cubed
• 1 box lemon cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch dish.
2. Spread the blueberry filling in the dish.
3. Dot with cream cheese cubes.
4. Sprinkle the dry lemon cake mix over the top.
5. Drizzle with melted butter and scatter white chocolate chips.
6. Bake 40-45 minutes until golden and bubbly.

14. S'mores Dump Cake

Gooey marshmallow, melty chocolate, and graham crunch — campfire magic from the oven.

Ingredients

• 1 box chocolate cake mix
• 2 cups mini marshmallows
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups crushed graham crackers
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch dish.
2. Layer half the graham crumbs, chocolate chips, and marshmallows in the dish.
3. Sprinkle the dry cake mix over the top.
4. Drizzle with evaporated milk, then melted butter.
5. Top with remaining graham crumbs.
6. Bake 35-40 minutes until golden; serve warm and gooey.

15. Pecan Pie Dump Cake

All the gooey pecan pie filling with a buttery cake crust — Thanksgiving's easiest win.

Ingredients

• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
• 1 box butter pecan cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter, melted

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch dish.
2. Whisk the corn syrup, brown sugar, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla.
3. Stir in the pecans and pour into the dish.
4. Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the top.
5. Drizzle with melted butter.
6. Bake 45-50 minutes until golden and set; serve warm.

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