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How to make a cherry pineapple dump cake

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How to make a cherry pineapple dump cake

This is insane!

What you may ask? the recipe, or the fact that I have been sharing a lot more recipes with you?

I think both.Cherry pineapple dump cake

Today, I am sharing how to make a cherry pineapple dump cake.

My friend Laurian has been making this cake for years.  Laurian is such a great cook and I have shared

her Fried green tomatoes here with you in the past.  She is also the same friend who told me about the Dorito casserole

and the Pineapple cake.

Yes, my friends and I like to eat together.

You know the saying “those who eat together stay together”?

Is that suppose to be a family quote or friend quote?!

How to make a cherry pineapple dump cake

 I like both, because tis is true. It is something very important to us as a family.

It is our family bonding time to catch up on the day and what’s on our minds.

I know this cake has been done before, and I am certainly not the first.

It may be new to you though and you will be so glad I shared it with you.

If you have a party or family gathering, this is perfect.

It is like a cobbler cake.  Don’t expect it to come out neat and cake like, because it does not. This is a scooper cake, not a cake you turn over in the pan.

It’s as easy as 1,2 3.  You can whip this up and have it in the oven all in 5 minutes.

How to make a cherry pineapple dump cake

 A little whip cream

or vanilla ice cream on the side.

This truly is one of my favorite desserts. I am so glad you stopped by today.

RECIPE for dump cake at the end of this post.

I can eat it for breakfast.

You may also enjoy my other Dump Cake recipes HERE.

We have made many variations mango dump cakes, peach crisp, apple and more.

Thank you so much for visiting with me today.

Pin it, make it, enjoy.

You can make this dump cake in any pan you choose. Bundt pan, pyrex even a disposable. Just remember, it is a SCOOPER cake. It won’t look pretty when serving. Don’t forget the vanilla ice cream or whip cream on top.

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How to make a cherry pineapple dump cake

Cherry/Pineapple dump cake
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Prep Time
5 minutes
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cherry/Pineapple dump cake
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Prep Time
5 minutes
Prep Time
5 minutes
Ingredients
  • 1 21 oz. Canned cherry pie filling
  • 1 15.5 oz.-20 oz is ok Canned crushed pineapple
  • 1 Yellow box Cake mix
  • Chopped Walnuts
  • 1 stick of butter
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Lightly spray a bundt pan, or pan of choice.
  2. First layer the bottom with canned cherry pie filling
  3. second layer can of crushed pineapple, juice and all.
  4. third sprinkle the cake mix on the two layers evenly.
  5. Cut a stick of butter and place pats of butter around mixture.
  6. Sprinkle walnuts
  7. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes. Ovens may vary. You know it is done when the top is a nice golden brown.
  8. Serve warm with whip cream or ice cream on the side.
Recipe Notes

You're Welcome:) This is a scooper cake. DO NOT try to take out of pan upside down. It will fall apart. Scoop and serve with ice cream or whip cream.

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  1. Kim says

    April 1 at 9:23 am

    Looks good, but can’t pass these lips.

    Reply
    • Elle says

      April 1 at 9:30 pm

      Thanks for letting us know. Really????

      Reply
      • Laura says

        September 22 at 6:52 pm

        LOL!!

        Reply
    • Patticake says

      March 14 at 6:35 pm

      I use a sugar free yellow cake mix and low sugar cherry pie filling, pineapple in juice. Need to use real butter, but it does cut down on the sugar a little. Taste really good! Just don’t eat a lot, it is very rich.

      Reply
  2. Kris says

    April 1 at 10:17 am

    Yum! Looks so good.
    Kris

    Reply
  3. Jane's Adventures in Dinner says

    April 1 at 10:31 am

    Yum! My mom used to make a cake like this-I love it.

    Reply
  4. sonny says

    April 1 at 10:54 am

    love these dump recipes..
    I made one last friday- same way just used chopped pears and pineapple with a carrot cake mix.

    we both LOVED it- only 1 piece left.. since the daughter adores cherries-I’ll make this one come friday..

    arent ya lovin this spring weather. 72 here today… wooohooo

    Reply
    • Sharon says

      October 28 at 12:02 am

      WOW! So EASY, So YUMMY! Will definitely be coming up with other combinations!! Thank you!

      Reply
  5. JP says

    April 1 at 11:01 am

    Yum!!! Pinned it!!!
    🙂

    Reply
  6. Pat says

    April 1 at 11:16 am

    We love the cherry dump cake the best, but we also make blueberry too. We make ours in a regular cake pan. When we make our dump cakes, we serve it with vanilla pudding……. Good. Hope you try it too.

    Reply
  7. Bliss says

    April 1 at 11:18 am

    It is new to me, and exactly the type thing my family loves, so I’m gonna pin it and make it this weekend.

    Reply
  8. Ricki Jill Treleaven says

    April 1 at 12:12 pm

    I have made a dump cake before, but an apple one. However, I know I’d like the combo cherries and pineapple more!!! YUMMY!!!!!

    Now I need to check-out the doritos casserole…..

    Reply
  9. Dee says

    April 1 at 2:35 pm

    It does look yummy!

    Reply
  10. Raquel says

    April 1 at 3:01 pm

    I have seen this before – but it has been a while and I never had the recipe. I love the idea of having it with some ice cream! I am all about easy recipes!

    Reply
  11. GinaE says

    April 1 at 4:02 pm

    This is one of my favorite desserts too! Only, I make a sugar free version ( have a diabetic in the family) with a sugar free cake mix, and cherry pie filling with splenda and no pineapple. You would never guess it is sugar free. We love it for breakfast, on the weekends when a breakfast treat is in order.

    Reply
  12. Elle says

    April 1 at 9:35 pm

    I’ve made this many times, but never in a bundt pan. I assume you can’t invert it on a platter? You have to scoop it out? This is one of my favorite desserts.

    Reply
    • debbiedoos says

      April 1 at 9:46 pm

      I considered that, but didn’t want to chance it.

      Reply
      • joni says

        June 7 at 6:27 am

        did you invert the bundt pan ok? or did you have to scoop it out?????

        Reply
        • debbiedoo's says

          June 7 at 8:43 am

          It’s a scooper cake:)

          Reply
          • Sandi says

            October 5 at 3:23 pm

            If it is a scooper cake, why is it called a dump cake? Dump cake seems to me that it would need to be dumped out of the pan. INO

          • debbiedoo's says

            October 5 at 4:24 pm

            Look at it any way you want to..but it’s darn good. If you try to dump it, you will have a mess. I believe the premise is, you simply dump all the ingredients in and bake, hence the name:)

          • Sandy says

            February 23 at 1:57 pm

            i just popped this cake in the over to bake for dessert tonight. After it comes out of the oven how should I store it? Should I place in the refrigerator and pop back into the oven before I serve? Thanks.

          • debbiedoo's says

            February 23 at 3:05 pm

            Hi Sandy, not what I would do is leave it out at room temp and then perhaps scoop what you will on your plate and microwave for just a few seconds.

  13. Amy says

    April 1 at 9:40 pm

    It’s new to me, and it looks YUMcious! Got to pin it!

    Reply
  14. patty says

    April 1 at 11:32 pm

    I’ve made this in the past and remember how delicious and easy it is! Thanks for reminding me!

    Reply
  15. Sarah says

    April 2 at 3:15 am

    Does the butter disperse? or does it all just melt in one spot?

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      April 2 at 7:10 am

      It disperses right into the cake:)

      Reply
  16. Rita Larkin says

    April 9 at 3:37 pm

    What size can of crushed pineapple do you use?

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      April 10 at 9:34 am

      It is the 20 oz. can.

      Reply
  17. Mary Thompson says

    April 9 at 9:43 pm

    for the cake mix do you make it up with the directions on the box or just add the dry to the pan I have never made a dessert like this before but this sounds vwey yummy

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      April 10 at 9:15 am

      NO..you just sprinkle the mix on top. It is amazing how that works:)

      Reply
      • Audie says

        August 14 at 11:14 am

        This is a wonderful and simple cake to make. My mother taught my brother and I how to make it when we were kids. We have passed it along to our kids. It is a comfort food in our family. I am going to make this tonight. Thanks for posting this. It brings back so many memories!

        Reply
  18. Carah says

    April 10 at 9:29 am

    This sounds awesome!! Do you have to use both fruits, or will it come out just as moist with just one? I wasn’t sure if the juices from the pineapple maybe acted as the wet ingredients for the dry cake mix and if leaving it out would make a difference in the texture of the cake?

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      April 10 at 9:35 am

      I am not sure about that honestly. I would assume YES, but don’t want to tell you for sure because this was the first time I made it and I used both cans.

      Reply
      • Karen says

        April 12 at 3:11 pm

        Must have 2 cans or it will be dry. Try a spin on this and add coconut and macadamia nuts! Nice tropical version. Yummy! Make this all the time!

        Reply
  19. Shari says

    April 12 at 1:32 pm

    I love to make this cake. Except instead of using a yellow cake, I use a pineapple upside down boxed cake. Yes it does turn out sweeter but it is good. I am unable to eat it now because I am a diabetic, ( no not from this cake) but i make it for my husband and daughter.

    Reply
  20. Kristin says

    April 15 at 7:49 am

    Looks delicious! I don’t care for cherries, though, so I’m going to try it with strawberries instead. 🙂

    Reply
  21. Terri says

    April 16 at 2:00 pm

    This may be a silliy question but do you have to leave this cake in the pan or can it be placed on a cake plate? It looks delish!

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      April 16 at 2:20 pm

      Not silly at all. This needs to remain in the pan or you can even scoop it in mason jars. It’s not a pretty looking cake on a platter:) Tasty as all heck though.

      Reply
  22. ANDREA.REDICH@GMAIL.COM says

    April 18 at 10:49 am

    This cake looks delicious and I plan on trying it this weekend. However, my nephews have nut allergies. Will it be just as good without the nuts or is there some other topping that can substituted,

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      April 18 at 1:16 pm

      I am sure it will be just as delicious without. Not sure what else could be substituted that would be nut free.

      Reply
    • Ren says

      May 10 at 8:57 pm

      I’ve been making this for decades without nuts, it’s just as good 🙂

      Reply
  23. Joan says

    April 22 at 3:35 pm

    I wonder if you could change this up and do something like this. Take half the cake mix sprinkle in pan. top with half the butter, top with fruits, then the rest of the cake mix and butter and nuts. bake. Then turn out of cake pan. Might work? Might have to try…

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      April 22 at 4:58 pm

      Try it Joan and let us know:)

      Reply
  24. Julie says

    May 23 at 9:40 pm

    Just baked this tonight. I followed the recipe to a tee, but you did say ovens vary. Mine is usually on the money with recipes, but this one took twice the time to fully cook. But thanks!

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      May 23 at 9:49 pm

      So it took 80 minutes?? Holy cow, that is some variation there. Hope it was good regardless. I never had anyone try it and say otherwise:)

      Reply
  25. Allison says

    October 1 at 8:40 pm

    I have always loved this recipe! I make it in a 9×11 pan and add a little bit of brown sugar and cinnamon on top (before the butter).

    Reply
  26. MARY HIGH says

    November 12 at 6:43 pm

    I didn’t see any where about the baking time or the temperature of the overn

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      November 12 at 6:45 pm

      Did you print the recipe? It is on the recipe card.

      Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      November 12 at 6:47 pm

      350 degrees for 45-55 minutes

      Reply
  27. Cheryl says

    February 15 at 1:33 am

    This looks wonderful, however, when I made it the cake did not bake, it was like sawdust. Any idea what I did wrong?

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      February 15 at 9:58 am

      Not enough butter on top? And perhaps it needed to be baked longer? I have made these dozens of times and always a success..so sorry:(

      Reply
      • joyce P DAVIS says

        September 22 at 2:59 pm

        I MELT THE BUTTER AND POUR OVER CAKE MIX—COVERING EVERY BIT OF DRY CAKE MIX——-YUMMY

        Reply
        • debbiedoo's says

          September 22 at 3:19 pm

          That’s a perfect idea! Thanks for sharing.

          Reply
  28. ElleH says

    April 7 at 8:55 pm

    This is one of my favorite cakes. But I find it is getting to be too sweet for me as I get older. I wish I could think of a way to make it less sweet, because I really do love it.

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      April 8 at 6:35 am

      There are different fruits you can use..perhaps peaches.

      Reply
  29. Anna says

    April 17 at 8:04 pm

    I’ve been making this for years. I like to add the juice of a lemon and a little zest to help balance the sweetness a little more. Everyone loves it!

    Reply
  30. Jackie says

    July 21 at 10:42 am

    Wonder if you could make in a slow cooker?

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      July 21 at 12:55 pm

      Yes I have seen it done!

      Reply
  31. Barbara Davidson says

    June 3 at 10:51 pm

    What size can of pineapple?

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      June 3 at 11:01 pm

      15.5 oz.

      Reply
  32. Ada says

    June 14 at 11:57 pm

    I’m grandma from Poland, and this will be the first time of experimenting with your receipe – wish me lack!

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      June 15 at 12:57 pm

      Good luck Ada!

      Reply
  33. kim grous says

    March 25 at 2:00 pm

    Just put this in oven, first tiime making it. i used the canned cherry filling, but also added some rhurbar, I love rhurbard!!!!. Hoping because i didn’t have pieapple for the juice I’ll still get enough l;iquidfrom rhurbarb. I’ll post agsin after I taste it.

    Reply
  34. Wanda says

    March 30 at 12:33 pm

    Looks yummie, I will be making it this weekend. Thank you.

    Reply
  35. Cheryl says

    September 18 at 5:36 pm

    Just made the cake and the cake mix was still dry/not cooked on top. What happened?
    Cheryl

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      September 19 at 7:52 am

      Sound like you didn’t use enough butter or spread the butter pats evenly. You could always add cooking butter spray on top as well midway through baking.

      Reply
  36. SandraDee says

    November 11 at 6:34 pm

    I will melt the butter as done in some other recipes I’ve seen and pour over cake mix; my finished product looked like a checkerboard where the slices of butter were placed and some areas in between were just dry cake mix.

    Reply
  37. Linda says

    February 27 at 12:16 pm

    I just found this on Pinterest. I will be making it for my book club. Looks delicious and seems so easy. I will try the original cherry, pineapple. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  38. James says

    September 3 at 2:07 pm

    I did a Peach, Apple and Cranberry one time and it was great. I used Apple Pie Filling, Caned Peaches and then Dried Cranberries. I soaked my Cranberries in some orange juice to re-hydrate them then I dried them off. I then mixed them with the apple pie filling and spread that on the bottom of the dish and top them with the peaches then do one of two cake mixes. I will use yellow or spice cake mixes. When I make the homemade Whipped Cream I will put in some Cinnamon to it for a little flavor.

    Reply
  39. Jan says

    September 19 at 8:22 pm

    It’s in the oven now and smells delicious!. Hope it will be good as I am serving it for my Club dessert. Someone mentioned serving it with pudding. Did you serve the pudding on top or on bottom of the fruit and what kind of pudding? Please help.

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      September 21 at 8:12 am

      I added ice cream on top. Never did pudding.

      Reply
  40. Nana Clark says

    October 10 at 11:17 am

    Had stroke and can no longer have nuts. Is it possible to make this without them?

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      October 13 at 9:23 am

      Sure you can!

      Reply
  41. V says

    December 26 at 8:05 pm

    Thank you for sharing this fanstastic recipe. My cake turned out perfectly … I’m a new fan♥️

    Reply
  42. Susie W says

    August 11 at 9:51 pm

    I just watched this. Oh my goodness it looks awesome. I can’t wait to see how mine turns out. Thank you so much for sharing this. Have a Great Day. ?

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      August 11 at 10:47 pm

      thank you! Enjoy

      Reply

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