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Best Strawberry Dump Cake Recipe

This Strawberry Dump Cake is one of the easiest desserts you can throw together for family dinners, potlucks, or last-minute cravings. Sweet strawberry filling bakes beneath a rich buttery cake topping for a dessert that tastes amazing served with ice cream or whipped cream!
Author: Nikki Lee
Servings: 8 servings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Cool Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients 

  • 2 21-ounce cans strawberry pie filling
  • 1 15.25-ounce box of yellow cake mix
  • ¾ cup cold butter sliced, unsalted or salted to preference

Optional for serving:

  • ½ cup fresh strawberries sliced
  • Cool Whip optional

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish.
  • Spread the strawberry pie filling evenly in the bottom of the baking dish. Evenly sprinkle the dry cake mix over the strawberry layer. Do not stir.
  • Lay thin slices of butter evenly over the top, covering as much of the dry mix as possible.
  • Bake for 45 to 50 minutes until the top is golden brown and the filling is bubbling around the edges.
  • Let cool for about 10 minutes before serving.
  • Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. Add some fresh sliced strawberries if desired.

Notes

  • Grease the baking dish well! Even though this recipe is simple, lightly greasing the pan with melted butter or cooking spray helps prevent sticking around the edges.
  • Use very cold butter. Cold butter sliced thinly melts slowly as the cake bakes, helping evenly moisten the dry cake mix! 
  • Do not stir the layers. This is very important! Dump cakes work best when the layers stay separate. Keeping the pie filling on the bottom and the cake mix on top helps create that classic cobbler-style texture.
  • Allow the dump cake to cool slightly before serving. Letting it rest for about 10 minutes helps the strawberry filling thicken slightly, so it will scoop more cleanly!

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 156 kcal | Carbohydrates: 1 g | Protein: 0.2 g | Fat: 17 g | Saturated Fat: 11 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 46 mg | Sodium: 138 mg | Potassium: 19 mg | Fiber: 0.2 g | Sugar: 1 g | Vitamin A: 533 IU | Vitamin C: 5 mg | Calcium: 7 mg | Iron: 0.04 mg

Find it online:

www.soulfullymade.com/strawberry-dump-cake/