Description
Strawberry Dump Cake is a quick and easy no-mix dessert made with strawberry pie filling, boxed cake mix, and butter. Baked until golden and bubbly, it’s sweet, fruity, and perfect served warm with ice cream or chilled with whipped cream.
Ingredients
- 2 cans (21 oz each) strawberry pie filling (or 5 cups sweetened sliced strawberries)
- 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow or white cake mix
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, sliced into thin pats
- Optional: 1 cup fresh strawberries, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1/2 cup chopped nuts, or 1/2 cup shredded coconut
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Spread strawberry pie filling evenly in the bottom of the dish.
- Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly over the filling. Do not stir.
- Arrange butter slices evenly on top, covering as much surface as possible.
- Optional: Sprinkle chopped nuts or shredded coconut on top.
- Bake for 45–50 minutes, until the topping is golden and filling is bubbling.
- Cool slightly before serving. Serve warm or chilled.
Notes
- No need to mix the cake mix—the oven does the magic.
- Use chocolate or lemon cake mix for fun variations.
- Add a layer of crushed pineapple under the strawberries for extra flavor.
- Best served warm with ice cream or cold with whipped cream.
- Can be frozen for up to 2 months and reheated before serving.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 45–50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 330mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 47g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
