Dump Cake
A cake made by layering tinned pineapple, cherry pie filling and dry cake mix in a dish, dotted with butter and baked.
Photograph credit: Blackberry dump cake with whipped cream by jeffreyw · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
How to Cook Dump Cake
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Heat the oven to 180°C / 355°F (160°C / 320°F fan) and grease a 23 x 33 cm baking dish.
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Spread the pineapple with its juice in the dish, then spoon the cherry pie filling evenly over it.
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Sprinkle the dry cake mix over the top in an even layer. Cover with the butter slices and scatter with the almonds.
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Bake for 45 minutes until the top is golden and the fruit is bubbling. Rest for 10 minutes before serving.
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Things to Watch For
- Do not stir the layers.
- Cover the whole surface with butter.
- If the top browns too fast, cover loosely with foil.
- Serve it warm with ice cream.
A Little Background
Nothing is mixed. That is the whole idea of a dump cake, where the ingredients are tipped into the dish in layers: fruit at the bottom, dry cake mix over it and butter on top. As it bakes, the butter melts into the mix and forms a golden, crumbly crust, and the fruit bubbles underneath like a cobbler.
The layers matter more than they look. Spread the fruit evenly, then sprinkle the dry cake mix over it in a thin, even layer without stirring. Do not stir or press. Pockets of dry mix would stay powdery, so cover every part of the surface.
The butter goes on in thin slices. Cover as much of the surface as you can, since any dry patch will stay floury. Melted butter poured over works too, and it spreads more evenly.
Bake until the top is golden and the fruit is bubbling at the edges. Serve warm, with ice cream or cream.
What to Serve It With
Vanilla ice cream · Whipped cream · Custard · Plain yoghurt
Leftovers
Keeps in the fridge for 3 days. Reheat in a warm oven.
The Numbers per Serving
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.
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