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3-Ingredient Cherry Dump Cake

Kelsey Smith

This 3-ingredient cherry dump cake is one of the easiest desserts, made with cherry pie filling, a box of yellow cake mix, and unsalted butter.

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3-Ingredient Cherry Dump Cake

3-Ingredient Cherry Dump Cake

ByKelsey Smith
Difficultyeasy

Ingredients

Instructions

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  1. Preheat

  2. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

  3. Pie filling

  4. Step 2

    Pour both cans of cherry pie filling into the prepared baking dish and spread evenly across the bottom.

  5. Cake mix

  6. Step 3

    Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the cherry pie filling. Gently smooth the surface with clean, dry hands or the back of a spatula without pressing down too hard.

  7. Butter slices

  8. Step 4

    If slicing the butter: Evenly distribute the thin butter slices over the top of the cake mix. If melting the butter: Slowly pour the melted butter evenly over the dry cake mix. Do not mix. 

  9. Bake

  10. Step 5

    Bake for 45–55 minutes, or until the fruit is bubbling actively around the edges and the top is deep golden-brown and crisp. Cool for at least 10 minutes, then serve warm or at room temperature with vanilla ice cream.

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