Cherry Dump Cake

Here’s a super easy and delicious Cherry Dump Cake recipe — perfect for when you want a quick dessert with minimal cleanup!

Ingredients:

1 box yellow cake mix (15.25 oz)
2 cans cherry pie filling (21 oz each)
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted (or sliced into thin pats)
Optional: 1 tsp almond extract (adds great flavor)
Optional topping: chopped nuts (e.g. pecans or walnuts), whipped cream, or vanilla ice cream

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Grease a 9×13 inch baking dish with butter or nonstick spray.
Spread both cans of cherry pie filling evenly in the bottom of the dish.
- Optional: Stir in almond extract with the cherry filling.
Sprinkle the dry yellow cake mix evenly over the cherry filling — do not mix it in.
Drizzle melted butter evenly over the cake mix.
- Alternatively, you can lay very thin pats of butter over the top to cover as evenly as possible.
Bake for 45–50 minutes, or until the top is golden and the edges are bubbly.
Cool slightly, then serve warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

You can swap out one can of cherry filling for crushed pineapple (undrained) for a sweet-tart combo.
To make it richer, add a few white chocolate chips on top before baking.

Want a version with fresh or frozen cherries instead of pie filling? Let me know!