Cherry Dump Cake (Easy 5-Ingredient Dessert)
An easy 5-ingredient Cherry Dump Cake made with cherry pie filling, yellow cake mix, and butter. This buttery, golden dessert comes together with almost no prep and is perfect served warm with vanilla ice cream.
Servings: 12
Calories: 345kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cans 21 oz each cherry pie filling
- 1 box 15.25 oz yellow cake mix
- ¾ cup unsalted butter melted
- ½ teaspoon almond extract optional
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Spread cherry pie filling evenly in the dish and stir in almond extract if using.
- Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the cherries. Do not stir.
- Sprinkle cinnamon on top if desired.
- Drizzle melted butter evenly over the cake mix.
- Bake for 45–55 minutes until golden brown and bubbling.
- Cool for 10 minutes before serving with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Notes
- Do not mix the layers.
- Cover the cake mix as evenly as possible with butter.
- Almond extract enhances the cherry flavor.
- Add chopped pecans or sliced almonds for crunch.
Nutrition (Per Serving)
- Calories: 345 kcal
- Carbohydrates: 53g
- Protein: 2g
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Cholesterol: 33mg
- Sodium: 310mg
- Potassium: 120mg
- Fiber: 1g
- Sugar: 31g
- Vitamin A: 410 IU
- Vitamin C: 4mg
- Calcium: 75mg
- Iron: 1mg