Here’s a delicious and easy Lemon Cream Cheese Dump Cake recipe! This dessert combines tart lemon with rich cream cheese and a buttery cake topping — and true to the “dump cake” name, it’s simple to make.
🍋 Lemon Cream Cheese Dump Cake Recipe
🧾 Ingredients:
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1 box lemon cake mix
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1 can (21 oz) lemon pie filling
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1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened and cubed
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1/2 cup granulated sugar (optional, for sweetening cream cheese)
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1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
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1/2 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
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Pinch of salt
👩🍳 Instructions:
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Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
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Spread the lemon pie filling evenly across the bottom of the dish.
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Mix cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and salt in a bowl (optional but recommended for added flavor). Drop spoonfuls of this mixture on top of the lemon filling. Don’t worry about spreading it perfectly.
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Sprinkle the dry lemon cake mix evenly over the top.
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Drizzle melted butter evenly over the cake mix. Try to cover as much of the surface as possible.
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Bake for 40–45 minutes, or until the top is golden and bubbly.
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Let it cool for 10–15 minutes before serving. Serve warm or chilled, optionally with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.