Dump Cake Recipe

© 2011 Elizabeth LaBau, licensed to About.com, Inc.


This recipe is designed for kids to bake. It's incredibly easy with no mixing involved. Canned fruits are dumped into a baking pan, topped with 
cake mix,
butter, and 
nuts,
then baked. The result is something in between a cake and a cobbler, and amazingly delicious. Adults will also love this recipe.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Yield: 10 to 12 servings
Ingredients:
list of 5 items
• 1 (20 ounces) can crushed 
pineapple,
undrained
• 1 (21 ounces) can prepared more fruit 
cherry
 pie filling
• 1 (18.25 ounces) box yellow 
cake mix
• 2 sticks (1 cup or 16 Tablespoons) of butter or margarine, each cut into 12 slices
• 1/4 cup chopped 
nuts
 (pecans,
walnuts,
pistachios,
cashews,
peanuts, etc., your choice)
list end

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (325 for glass baking dish). Have a 9 by 13-inch baking pan ready. 

Dump undrained 
pineapple
 baking dish or pan and spread it out evenly. 

Using a spoon, dump globs of 
cherry
 pie filling evenly on top of the pineapple. 

Sprinkle the 
cake mix
 evenly over the cherry and pineapple layers. 

Cut butter into slices with a butter knife and place slices evenly over cake mix. 

Sprinkle 
nuts
 on top if you're using them. 

Bake for one hour. Use heavy oven mitts to remove the dump 
cake
 from oven or let your older helper do it. 

To serve, scoop cake out with a large spoon like a cobbler, and dump it on a nice plate. A scoop of vanilla ice cream is delicious with dump cake. Serve
warm or cold. 

Yield: about 10 to 12 servings