Want a simple cherry dump cake recipe you’ll love again and again? This one is the best! Yellow cake mix combines with cherry pie filling, making it both quick and tasty. When topped with cool and creamy vanilla ice cream, you have a decadent, bubbly, warm dessert that everyone will rave about. And you’ll be raving about how fast you can bake it — perfect for last minute guests or family gatherings.
Looking for more delicious quick and easy old-fashioned dessert ideas? You’ll want to check out these other family favorites: Peach Cobbler, Chocolate Pudding Cake, and Pineapple Upside Down Cake. Make sure you try our peach dump cake!!! And don’t miss our apple crisp.
Cherry Dump Cake
Dump cakes are one of my favorite desserts. The name might not be so appealing, but the unique, delicious flavor always is! They’re so named because the ingredients are literally “dumped” into the baking dish. You don’t have to worry about mixing.
The texture always comes out perfect: warm and bubbly fruit filling and a golden, topping.
It’s a totally decadent dessert that seems so much more complicated than it is. (This blueberry cobbler and this blackberry cobbler are both the same way – super easy but sure to impress.)
Cherry Dump Cake Ingredients you will need:
- 2 cans (21oz) cherry pie filling
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 stick butter, melted
- 1 small pkg (2.25 oz) sliced almonds
I’ve heard some people like to add a little crushed pineapple as well, but I haven’t tried that way yet. If you do, let me know how it turns out!
How to Make Cherry Dump Cake
As I said, this homemade recipe is totally effortless to bake. I make this in a 9×13 dish. You could halve the recipe and make in an 8×8 dish as well if you’d rather.
To begin, you’ll preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray your baking dish with cooking spray. You don’t want any of this perfect to get stuck to your dish!
In a medium bowl mix both cans of cherry pie filling together with the vanilla and pour into the 9×13 baking dish. Use a spatula to make sure the entire dish is covered in an even layer.
Next, pour the yellow cake mix evenly over the top of the cherries.
Then, pour the melted butter evenly over the top of the yellow cake mix. Do not stir!!
Finally, spread the sliced almonds evenly over the top.
How Long to Bake
Bake 50 minutes, until the top is golden brown.
How to Store
If you happen to have leftovers — which doesn’t always happen in my house — you can store in a sealed container in the fridge for a couple of days.
You might even find you like the texture of cold dump cake. I have friends who love it served cold even more than warm.
What to Serve with Cherry Dump Cake
I prefer to serve this fresh and hot from the oven, with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. I think that’s the absolute best! You could also serve with fresh whipped cream if you would prefer.
I love topping my cherry dump cake with almonds but you could also top with coconut. I have a friend who also tops with a little shaved chocolate as well. Yummy!
More Easy Dessert Recipes You’ll Love
I absolutely love cherry desserts. Whether it’s fresh cherries or ready to go cherry pie filling, I love them. This cherry dump cake recipe is the perfect easy dessert to enjoy with family and friends any time of year. No matter how you serve this crowd-pleasing favorite, the layers of delicious flavor irresistible.
Cherry Dump Cake
Ingredients
- 2 21 ounce cans cherry pie filling
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 stick butter melted
- 1 small pkg (2.25 oz) sliced almonds
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray
- In a medium bowl mix both cans of cherry pie filling together with the vanilla and pour into the 9x13 baking dish. Use a spatula to make sure the entire dish is covered in an even layer
- Pour yellow cake mix over evenly over the top of the cherries.
- Pour melted butter evenly over the top of the yellow cake mix. Do not stir
- Spread almonds evenly over the top.
- Bake 50 minutes, until the top is golden brown.
- Serve warm with ice cream or whipped topping
I love how easy this is! Looks delicious..pinned!
Extraordinary taste and so easy to make. I’m interested in trying with rhubarb and maybe blackberries as well!
I absolutlely LOVE this cherry dump cake! So different and full of flavor. You do not want to miss out on this.
Do you mix the cake mix or sprinkle on dry? I love anything cherry.
Thankyou
You just sprinkle it on dry!
I have done this dish it was so good I will have it it all the time when I have my friends over
Have ya ever tried using almond extract instead of the vanilla? I use almond in my cherry desserts all the time, enhances the cherry flavor.
Cherry pineapple dump cake is 1 of my favorites. Instead of using 2 cans of cherry pie filling use 1 & 1 can crushed pineapple with the juice. Just recently I tried apple dump cake made with homemade apple pie filling & it’s a hit in this house.