Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake

Cherry pineapple dump cake has a top layer of crumbly golden cake with sweet pineapple tidbits and tart cherry pie filling in the center. This dump cake only needs 5 ingredients and 10 minutes of prep to get in the oven, it doesn’t get easier than this!

Why this recipe works

Cherry pineapple dump cake is quite literally a dump-and-go dessert that uses simple ingredients with an even more simple assembly. That’s why this is one of our favorite sweets to bring to potlucks or parties.

Dump cakes are a cross between a cake and a cobbler. These types of cakes typically use fruit as their shining ingredient. Feel free to experiment with different variations, like our peach cobbler dump cake!

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Ingredients you will need

Get all measurements, ingredients, and instructions in the printable version at the end of this post.

Ingredient Info and Substitution Suggestions

FILLING – You can use a homemade cherry pie filling if you’d like, or opt for the canned store-bought version. It’s all about simplicity with dump cakes, so using canned pineapple and cherry pie filling as well as store-bought cake mix makes life a whole lot easier. For reference, you will not need the ingredients on the back of the cake mix box, just the ingredients listed in the recipe card below.

How to Make Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake

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1. Drain the pineapple tidbits of their juice. Combine in a large bowl with cherry filling and extract. Use a rubber spatula to mix.
2. Pour the contents into a 2 quart baking dish. Dust the dried yellow cake mix over the casserole dish, covering all of the fruit filling.
3. Pour melted butter over the dry cake mix. Use a spoon to spread it evenly as best as possible, covering all of the dried mix.
4. Bake at a 350F oven for 45 minutes. Top will be golden brown.

Frequently Asked Questions & Expert Tips

I prefer to use a casserole dish that has an air-tight lid for dump cakes so I don’t have to transfer them out of their baking dish to store. However, you can easily wrap the top of your dish with plastic wrap and store it this way as well, or move it to an air-tight container where it will last a bit longer. Store in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.

Serving Suggestions

Sweet pineapple and lightly tart, syrupy cherry pie filling along with a crunchy crust goes hand in hand with a heaping scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream in our opinion, just like a cobbler would be served. Enjoy this cherry pineapple dump cake warm and bubbly out of the oven. You can certainly try some add-ins if you want like almonds or coconut shavings.

When baked as directed, this dessert comes out similar to a cobbler. The topping is much more crunchy and biscuit-like. If you would rather have more of a cake-like topping, you would make this in a 9×13 casserole dish, and make the cake mix into a batter based on package instructions. Pour the batter on top of the fruit filling and bake.

More Cobbler and Cake Recipes

• Pineapple Cake
• Blueberry Cobbler
• Pineapple Poke Cake
• Crockpot Apple Cobbler
• Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake
• Crockpot Chocolate Cherry Cobbler

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