Description
This Christmas Dump Cake is the ultimate easy holiday dessert with cherry pie filling, crushed pineapple, yellow cake mix, and butter. A festive dump-and-bake cake that’s gooey, golden, and incredibly comforting for Christmas gatherings. Perfect for potlucks and family dinners.
Ingredients
1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling
1 can (20 oz) crushed pineapple with juice
1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
3⁄4 cup salted butter, sliced or melted
1⁄2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
2. Spread the cherry pie filling evenly across the bottom of the dish.
3. Add crushed pineapple with its juice on top of the cherries and gently spread without mixing.
4. Sprinkle dry yellow cake mix evenly over the fruit layer.
5. Place thin slices of butter (or drizzle melted butter) over the entire surface of the cake mix.
6. If using chopped pecans, sprinkle them evenly across the top.
7. Bake for 45–50 minutes until the top is golden and edges are bubbly.
8. Let it cool slightly before serving warm.
Notes
This cake is best served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Do not stir the layers—dump cake magic comes from layering only.
Melted butter or sliced butter both work, but sliced creates more golden pockets.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 45–50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1⁄12 of dish)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 27g
- Sodium: 310mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 35mg