Description
This Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake is a simple and delicious dessert that combines sweet cherry pie filling with rich devil’s food cake mix and melted butter. It’s baked to perfection creating a moist, flavorful cake with a fudgy cherry base and a crispy chocolate topping. Perfect for an easy dessert, it can be served warm with whipped topping or vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients
Scale
Filling
- 2 cans (21 oz each) cherry pie filling
Cake Topping
- 1 box (15.25 oz) devil’s food cake mix
- ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) butter, melted
Optional
- Whipped topping or vanilla ice cream for serving
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350ºF (175ºC). Lightly grease a 13×9-inch baking dish with cooking spray to prevent sticking and ensure easy cleanup.
- Layer Ingredients: Spread the cherry pie filling evenly over the bottom of the prepared baking dish, creating a juicy base layer. Then sprinkle the dry devil’s food cake mix evenly over the cherries, covering the entire surface.
- Add Butter: Drizzle the melted butter over the cake mix carefully, aiming to cover as much of the surface as possible. This butter helps the cake mix to bake into a rich and slightly crisp topping.
- Bake: Place the dish in the preheated oven and bake for 40–45 minutes. Bake until the top is set, golden, and the edges of the cherry filling are bubbly. This ensures the dessert is cooked through but still moist.
- Cool and Serve: Allow the cake to cool for about 10 minutes to set slightly before serving. Enjoy it warm topped with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for extra indulgence.
Notes
- You can substitute cherry pie filling with other fruit pie fillings like blueberry or apple for variety.
- If you prefer a crunchier topping, use cold melted butter that has been slightly thickened rather than fully liquid.
- Make sure not to stir the layers; the beauty of a dump cake is layering without mixing.
- Leftovers can be refrigerated for up to 3 days and reheated gently for serving.
- This recipe is naturally vegetarian but contains dairy and gluten.
