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.
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?!
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.
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.
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RECIPE for dump cake at the end of this post.
I can eat it for breakfast.
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- 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
- Lightly spray a bundt pan, or pan of choice.
- First layer the bottom with canned cherry pie filling
- second layer can of crushed pineapple, juice and all.
- third sprinkle the cake mix on the two layers evenly.
- Cut a stick of butter and place pats of butter around mixture.
- Sprinkle walnuts
- Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes. Ovens may vary. You know it is done when the top is a nice golden brown.
- Serve warm with whip cream or ice cream on the side.
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.
Kim says
April 1 at 9:23 amLooks good, but can’t pass these lips.
Elle says
April 1 at 9:30 pmThanks for letting us know. Really????
Laura says
September 22 at 6:52 pmLOL!!
Patticake says
March 14 at 6:35 pmI 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.
Kris says
April 1 at 10:17 amYum! Looks so good.
Kris
Jane's Adventures in Dinner says
April 1 at 10:31 amYum! My mom used to make a cake like this-I love it.
sonny says
April 1 at 10:54 amlove 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
JP says
April 1 at 11:01 amYum!!! Pinned it!!!
🙂
Pat says
April 1 at 11:16 amWe 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.
Bliss says
April 1 at 11:18 amIt is new to me, and exactly the type thing my family loves, so I’m gonna pin it and make it this weekend.
Ricki Jill Treleaven says
April 1 at 12:12 pmI 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…..
Dee says
April 1 at 2:35 pmIt does look yummy!
Raquel says
April 1 at 3:01 pmI 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!
GinaE says
April 1 at 4:02 pmThis 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.
Elle says
April 1 at 9:35 pmI’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.
debbiedoos says
April 1 at 9:46 pmI considered that, but didn’t want to chance it.
joni says
June 7 at 6:27 amdid you invert the bundt pan ok? or did you have to scoop it out?????
debbiedoo's says
June 7 at 8:43 amIt’s a scooper cake:)
Sandi says
October 5 at 3:23 pmIf 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 pmLook 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 pmi 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 pmHi 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.
Amy says
April 1 at 9:40 pmIt’s new to me, and it looks YUMcious! Got to pin it!
patty says
April 1 at 11:32 pmI’ve made this in the past and remember how delicious and easy it is! Thanks for reminding me!
Sarah says
April 2 at 3:15 amDoes the butter disperse? or does it all just melt in one spot?
debbiedoo's says
April 2 at 7:10 amIt disperses right into the cake:)
Rita Larkin says
April 9 at 3:37 pmWhat size can of crushed pineapple do you use?
debbiedoo's says
April 10 at 9:34 amIt is the 20 oz. can.
Mary Thompson says
April 9 at 9:43 pmfor 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
debbiedoo's says
April 10 at 9:15 amNO..you just sprinkle the mix on top. It is amazing how that works:)
Audie says
August 14 at 11:14 amThis 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!
Carah says
April 10 at 9:29 amThis 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?
debbiedoo's says
April 10 at 9:35 amI 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.
Karen says
April 12 at 3:11 pmMust 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!
Anonymous says
June 26 at 4:25 pmYou can use fruit cocktail instead of pineapple. I tried it once with no pineapple and it went in the garbage. So you do need the extra juice.
Shari says
April 12 at 1:32 pmI 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.
Kristin says
April 15 at 7:49 amLooks delicious! I don’t care for cherries, though, so I’m going to try it with strawberries instead. 🙂
Terri says
April 16 at 2:00 pmThis 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!
debbiedoo's says
April 16 at 2:20 pmNot 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.
ANDREA.REDICH@GMAIL.COM says
April 18 at 10:49 amThis 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,
debbiedoo's says
April 18 at 1:16 pmI am sure it will be just as delicious without. Not sure what else could be substituted that would be nut free.
Ren says
May 10 at 8:57 pmI’ve been making this for decades without nuts, it’s just as good 🙂
Joan says
April 22 at 3:35 pmI 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…
debbiedoo's says
April 22 at 4:58 pmTry it Joan and let us know:)
Julie says
May 23 at 9:40 pmJust 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!
debbiedoo's says
May 23 at 9:49 pmSo 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:)
Allison says
October 1 at 8:40 pmI 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).
MARY HIGH says
November 12 at 6:43 pmI didn’t see any where about the baking time or the temperature of the overn
debbiedoo's says
November 12 at 6:45 pmDid you print the recipe? It is on the recipe card.
debbiedoo's says
November 12 at 6:47 pm350 degrees for 45-55 minutes
Cheryl says
February 15 at 1:33 amThis looks wonderful, however, when I made it the cake did not bake, it was like sawdust. Any idea what I did wrong?
debbiedoo's says
February 15 at 9:58 amNot 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:(
joyce P DAVIS says
September 22 at 2:59 pmI MELT THE BUTTER AND POUR OVER CAKE MIX—COVERING EVERY BIT OF DRY CAKE MIX——-YUMMY
debbiedoo's says
September 22 at 3:19 pmThat’s a perfect idea! Thanks for sharing.
ElleH says
April 7 at 8:55 pmThis 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.
debbiedoo's says
April 8 at 6:35 amThere are different fruits you can use..perhaps peaches.
Anna says
April 17 at 8:04 pmI’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!
Jackie says
July 21 at 10:42 amWonder if you could make in a slow cooker?
debbiedoo's says
July 21 at 12:55 pmYes I have seen it done!
Barbara Davidson says
June 3 at 10:51 pmWhat size can of pineapple?
debbiedoo's says
June 3 at 11:01 pm15.5 oz.
Ada says
June 14 at 11:57 pmI’m grandma from Poland, and this will be the first time of experimenting with your receipe – wish me lack!
debbiedoo's says
June 15 at 12:57 pmGood luck Ada!
kim grous says
March 25 at 2:00 pmJust 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.
Wanda says
March 30 at 12:33 pmLooks yummie, I will be making it this weekend. Thank you.
Cheryl says
September 18 at 5:36 pmJust made the cake and the cake mix was still dry/not cooked on top. What happened?
Cheryl
debbiedoo's says
September 19 at 7:52 amSound 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.
SandraDee says
November 11 at 6:34 pmI 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.
Linda says
February 27 at 12:16 pmI 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!
James says
September 3 at 2:07 pmI 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.
Jan says
September 19 at 8:22 pmIt’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.
debbiedoo's says
September 21 at 8:12 amI added ice cream on top. Never did pudding.
Nana Clark says
October 10 at 11:17 amHad stroke and can no longer have nuts. Is it possible to make this without them?
debbiedoo's says
October 13 at 9:23 amSure you can!
V says
December 26 at 8:05 pmThank you for sharing this fanstastic recipe. My cake turned out perfectly … I’m a new fan♥️