Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake

5 from 6 votes

This simple chocolate cherry dump cake recipe is easy enough to be made for a weekday dessert, but it's also impressive enough to be part of your holiday feast or family gathering.

Prep Time5

Cook Time1

Total Time1 5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 290kcal

Ingredients

2 cans cherry pie filling (two 20-ounce cans)
1 box chocolate cake mix (one 15.25-ounce box)
1 cup butter, melted

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x13-inch pan with cooking spray.
Pour the 2 cans of cherry pie filling evenly along the bottom of the pan.
Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the top of the cherry filling.
Pour the melted butter evenly across the whole dish.
Bake for 50 to 60 minutes until the fruit is bubbly and the cake is cooked through.
Serve warm. You can top it off with a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream or whipped cream if you'd like.

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Notes

When buying the cake mix, 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 9x13-inch pan so that the texture and consistency are right. I've used an 11x7-inch pan before and it turned out a little too thick, which changed the delicious texture of the dump cake.
Sometimes a pit sneaks into your canned cherry filling. I suggest taking a quick glance when pouring your cherries out to be sure there isn’t a pit inside.
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. The fruit mixture should be bubbly around the edges of the pan when it's finished baking.

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