Golden, gooey, and almost too easy—this Peach Dump Cake is the kind of no-fuss dessert that delivers like it took all afternoon. Don’t be fooled by its simplicity – this recipe bursts with juicy peaches, a buttery cake mix topping, and a hint of cinnamon sugar
Ingredients You’ll Need
Ingredient Substitutions
Can I use peaches in juice rather than syrup? The consistency might be different enough that you want to add a little flour or a little sugar (or both) depending on your taste because the juice would be different than the light syrup.
Can I use peach pie filling? Absolutely. Swap it in for canned peaches—no other changes needed.
Can I use fresh peaches in dump cake? You can—but you’ll need to slice the peaches thinly and add sugar and water to mimic canned syrup.
What Makes This The Best Peach Dump Cake Recipe
Two cans of syrupy peaches bring all the moisture and sweetness you need. Draining one keeps it from going soggy, while the syrup from the other turns the base into a bubbling, caramelized peach layer.
Cinnamon adds warmth without overpowering.
And that topping? Dry cake mix plus melted butter = a golden, crisp edge and a tender, buttery crumble that tastes like a shortcut cobbler with none of the work.
Texture Tip:
Don’t stir. Just layer and bake. Stirring turns it into mush. The cake mix needs to sit on top to crisp while it slowly hydrates from below.
Because dump cakes are so gooey and moist, it can be hard to determine if they’re done. It’s normal to see some wet spots and some spots that are more crisp and done.
Serving Suggestions
Scoop it warm straight from the pan. Add a big spoonful of vanilla ice cream or whipping cream and let it melt into the peachy syrup. Sprinkle the top with some cinnamon. Not fancy. Just really good.
Storage Notes
Fridge: Four days. Reheat in the oven to get the top crisp again.
Freezer: Freeze in individual portions. Thaw and reheat uncovered.
More Dump Cake Recipes
If you’re looking for more super easy desserts, you’ll love our pecan dump cake as well as our cherry dump cake – they’re both reader favorites.
Dump Cake (Peach)
Ingredients
- 58 ounces sliced peaches in syrup (2 x 29-ounce cans)
- ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 box vanilla cake mix
- ¾ cup butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Dump one can of peaches into the baking dish. Drain the liquid from the other can and add the peaches to the baking dish.
- Sprinkle cinnamon evenly over the peaches.
- Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the peaches.
- Pour butter evenly over the cake mix. Do not stir.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes until the top is golden.
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Notes
- When buying the cake mix at the grocery store, it is best to pick one that doesn’t have pudding mix in it; check the label to make sure.
- You’ll want to use a 9×13-inch cake pan so that the texture and consistency are right. I’ve used an 11×7-inch pan before, and it turned out a little too thick, which changed the delicious texture of the dump cake.
- Because dump cakes are so gooey and moist, it can be hard to determine if they’re done. It’s normal to see some wet spots and some spots that are more crisp and done.
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Comments
Toni Ayne Thomason says
Such a great peach pie recipe! Great for the summer! Love it!
Jana says
I put a bit of nutmeg, ginger and splash of lemon with the peaches – gives canned peaches a fresh taste- along with cinnamon. I mix a bit of brown sugar with the cake mix. Yum.
Rose says
Best Ever!
Celia says
I have made this several times before. One day I realized I had no vanilla cake mix. All I had was devil’s food. So I used that. It was surprisingly good!
GG says
YUM YUM PEACHY
Amy says
Peachy Keen 👍👍👍👍
Luquita Kroll says
I have real GA peaches in the freezer. I will be trying this. I will add a little sugar to peaches as it thaws out which will make its own sweet and delicious syrup (also makes a good peaches and cream dessert). Thanks for sharing.
Michelle says
I accidentally bought cans of peach pie filling and I didn’t realize until I got home from the store. I thought why not and went ahead and used them. No draining. I also sprinkled a little nutmeg with the cinnamon. It was amazing. I ate most of it by myself.
Sheri Roberson says
Thank you your comment helped me because I did the same thing I’m glad yours turned out good, I’m sure mine will too😊😊
Diane says
This is the first time I have made this so I did not add anything. My husband just said the house smells like the bakery at our local fruit orchard!!! It was pretty runny in the middle at 55 minutes so I cooked it 10 more minutes and it set up nicely and looks beautiful. Cannot wait to eat it!!!
TY says
It’s late🤦🏽♀️but I couldn’t resist the ingredients looking at me every time I went in the kitchen. I didn’t drain one can of peaches. Whatever, I’m going to smash it with some whip cream.🤤
Kathy says
Can hardly find peaces in Syrup anymore so I bought peaches in “real peach juice”. Will this work or will it be too runny or make the cake soggy, pasty? What could i use to make the juice more syrupy?
Layne Kangas says
Sooo… the consistency might be different enough that you want to add a little flour or a little sugar (or both) depending on your taste because the juice would be different than syrup. I haven’t made it like that before so I can’t speak for certain but those would be my ideas!
Anne says
I wonder if you could make an oatmeal / pecan crispy topping over the cake mix? (Butter and sugar?) I haven’t made a dump cake in years.
Layne Kangas says
I’m sure you could! Yum!
Kelli says
Hello. I’m new to this, so this is probably a stupid question to most, but here goes… do I make the. Cake mix as directed on the box, or do I just dump the dry mix on the peaches?? Thank you!!
Layne Kangas says
You’ll dump the dry cake mix for this recipe, you don’t mix it up. 🙂 Enjoy!!
Rhonda says
I have a lot extra juice on the bottom. Is this normal?
Peaches says
So did I. Next time I will use less than an entire can of peach syrup. But otherwise it came out great!!
Dixie says
How can I prevent dry powered cake mix after it is cooked
Layne Kangas says
If you’re using the right amount of butter, you shouldn’t have any dry spots. If you do, add a little more butter to that section. Enjoy!
Rita says
Do you cover it with foil when you bake it?
Layne Kangas says
No, I don’t! Enjoy 🙂
Brittany says
I made this using frozen peaches and yellow cake mix. It was delicious! I made my own syrup and added brown sugar, which made it pretty sweet so I will omit the brown sugar next time around. Nevertheless, a HUGE hit in my household. Thanks!
Bev says
I freeze my butter and grate it on top of the cake mix. Gets all over rather than pooling in all the dips and crevasse. Works like a charm
Layne Kangas says
Genius idea!!!!
NancyB says
Hi, just read your comment about using frozen peaches, I plan on trying that this weekend, how many oz or cups of frozen peaches did you use and how did you make the juice? Thanks, should be yummy! Nancy B
Rosalinda says
Would this work with sugar free peaches and cake mix?
Layne Kangas says
It should! Enjoy 🙂
Larry says
How do you make the syrup for fresh peaches?
Layne Kangas says
Hi, Larry – you’ll want to peel the peaches and then sprinkle two or three tablespoons of sugar over them and let them sit about half an hour. Enjoy!
Laura Douglas says
How about crock pot and stevia?
Karrey hanko says
Instead of throwing out the peach juice from the second can I saved it and will use it with fresh peaches the next time.
Katie says
How many fresh peaches would you use for this?
Layne Kangas says
Each can is about three cups or so of peaches, so two cans would equal about 6ish cups. Enjoy!
Annemarie says
Delicious! This will definitely be made again, my family and friends loved it 😋
Jennifer Benjamin says
I love it
Lillian says
I made this recipe at work and everybody loved it I tweaked it a little and added sugar and nutmeg🥰
But next time I make it I won’t add any sugar being that the cake mix was sweet enough
Diana Brown says
I made this recipe this morning, I have made a dump cake before in a slow cooker, the oven is must better, it gives it a crisp top. This is delicious and I highly recommend it.
Linda says
Can I divide this recipe up into two 8 inch square or round pans, bake and then freeze one
Layne Kangas says
I think that should work! Enjoy!
Jodie says
This looks delicious and easy. But I wonder how you could make this with a crumble type topping, that’s hard when it comes out of the oven.
QUENTINA says
Easy, delicious & warms the soul on a cold winter day!
Deb says
This was very easy and quite tasty. I used 2 pints of home canned peaches, which really needed to be used up- one with syrup and one drained. Used a box of golden instead of vanilla cake. Topped with the melted butter and 1/2 cup of chopped pecans. I would definitely make again
Leah says
Hi, when do I add the melted butter? I read through the recipe three times incase I missed that step and I noticed it wasn’t included. God bless!
Layne Kangas says
Hi, Leah – it’s included as step five. It’s the last step before baking. Enjoy!
Linda says
4 & 5 don’t make sense to me? Where is the batter coming from after you sprinkle on the cake mix?
Layne Kangas says
Hi, Linda – there is no batter for this recipe. You use the cake mix dry. You’ll pour melted butter over the peaches and dry cake mix in step five. Enjoy!
Monica says
Iv made this recipe several times! And so has my husband! We have added a couple of things to it! Like we’ve sprinkled sugar and oatmeal before the cake mix! I love this recipe and we totally enjoy it with whipped cream!!! Yum! Thank you for sharing! M&E
Ginger says
Can you make this the day before and it will still taste good?
Layne Kangas says
Yes! Enjoy 🙂
Julie says
Peaches in heavy or light syrup??
Layne Kangas says
I used heavy – I think it would work ok with light syrup as well. Enjoy 🙂
Julie says
Thank you!! 🥰
Marli says
Looks really good but I was wondering if you could use frozen thawed peaches instead of canned? If so, would you keep some of the juice that they exude when they thaw! Thanks!
Layne Kangas says
Yes, I would definitely keep the juice from when they thaw. You might need to add a little sugar to them as well and possibly adjust adding water. I don’t have an exactly measurement for you because I haven’t tried it any way but with canned peaches 🙂 Let me know if you test it out! Enjoy!
Debbie says
I only have peaches in own juice. Any idea how I can make the syrup needed.Thanks
Layne Kangas says
Hi, Debbie – I’ve never tried it that way so I can’t say for certain if it would turn out to use them or what you would need to add.
Miranda says
The peaches comes in a can that says with heavy syrup
Paula O'Neal says
Your juices are better than that slimy syrup of canned peaches. Just add a little cornstarch, shaking a little into peaches, it will thicken with your good juices, mmm’m!
Judy says
Thank you…will try it!
DEDRA MILLER says
try adding maple syrup as a substitute.
Liz Webster Goddard says
I am going to make this tomorrow (I hope!) and will add a bit of almond flavouring to it.
Thanks.
Becky Walker says
My husband loves this! Unbelievably easy to make and really yummy served warm with vanilla ice cream!
Kitty says
I’ve made this with “No sugar added” peaches in their own juice, and used a sugar free cake mix. It came out perfectly.
Evie Abat says
Just made this with a gluten free vanilla mix w pumpkin spice powder. thats all i had. also used 1 canned and 1 frozen bag of peaches. perfection!!
Dianna Hopper says
Thank you so handy ,,,
Vickie Ferguson says
Can you use gluten free baking mix yellow cake
Layne Kangas says
Hi, Vickie – we haven’t tested it out but I would assume it would work just fine. Enjoy!
Rosalie Pifer says
Was so easy to make and delicious
Cheryl says
I made this and it was so good and easy! Served with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. Amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Lorraine Sweany says
Added some vanilla to peaches and finely chopped walnuts to top……YUMmmmmm!
Ermine klaus says
I would like to make a smaller version of this receipe. Can I cut the ingredients in half and bake it at the same amount of time?
Layne Kangas says
Hi, Ermine – yes, that should work. I don’t know if you’ll need to bake it for quite as long! I would just watch it closely. Enjoy!
Jennifer Thompson says
I HONESTLY REALLY LOVE HOW EASY IT IS TO MAKE AND SERIOUSLY HOW INCREDIBLY SIMPLE THIS RECIPE IS AND ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS THIS TRULY IS AND HOW EVERY TIME I MAKE IT EVERYONE JUST LOVES IT AND IS ALWAYS ASKING ME TO GET THE RECIPE .THIS IS MY #1 GO TO RECIPE FOR IF I NEED TO MAKE SOMETHING QUICKLY FOR DINNER OR FOR LUNCH OR DINNER AT A FRIEND’S HOUSE😁😁😁😁
Gloria says
One of my favorite desserts and so easy to make!
Carol says
First time perfection! Served with Reddi Whip. I cook, I do not bake but I need to take something to a Kentucky Derby party, so I did a test run. Wow!
Thank you for this recipe.
Rebecca says
How would you incorporate pecans into this recipe.
Cherry McCoy says
I made this recipe for my family, and they loved it. I added my own twist. In addition to cinnamon I added nutmeg, all spice, vanilla flavoring, rum flavoring & a little
white sugar/brown – especially since the can peaches that I purchased were not sweet. My Brother who does not like peach cobbler type dishes really loved this one. So it was a hit with my family.
Thank you for posting!!
Christy says
I halved this recipe and cooked it for about 30 minutes in an 8×8 pan. It received rave reviews and was super easy to put together!
Jeanne Davidson says
Great recipes !
Thanks for sharing them with everyone.
Laura Yarzebinski says
Wondering if fresh peaches could also be used? It sounds so easy and delicious!
Lauren Buckingham says
Absolutely! I love it with fresh peaches! I sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon on them before putting the cake layer on. Delishhhh
Char Mercier says
I made this recipe but also put a double batch of the crumble on top of it. Got many many compliments on it and I thought it was quite delicious.
Christina says
Just love these recipes taste good and easy to prepare
Charlotte says
Delicious and quick and easy.My favorite way to make a dessert.
Karen Ann Mason says
Yum yum 🎂🍰🧁🍥🥮 caaake❤️🌺🌹💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽! Easy and delicious 🤤.
Paula says
This recipe is SUPER easy and delicious! It was a great hit at the party I took it to. I may try an additional can of peachs next time. They were a little light.
Teri Gentry says
Can’t wait to try this dump cake recipes
Annette Kreamer says
I love your Recipe please that look so Good
Sharon Klos says
Made this for a church dinner….was the first one gone! So many compliments!
Beverly says
This was delicious and easy to make. I’ve already bought the ingredients to make it again. Thanks for sharing.
Steph says
Made this several times also served warm with vanilla ice cream and caramel syrup. It’s delicious with or without. Thank you
Leslie says
I used fresh peaches and cinnamon infused maple syrup. I added extra cinnamon. The topping ( cake mix & butter) reminded me of a crisp. Tasty!
Glenda Combs/Danney Combs says
I modified the beef stew, I did not read the recipe first!!! Anyway, I do plan to make the dump cake recipe. The recipe sounds delicious.
Ann says
I made a half of the recipe, used a yellow Jiffy cake mix, turned out great!
Beth Causby says
I fixed this for a Thanksgiving dinner it was delicious.