I made Dump Cake last night. It is one of my husbands favorite treats that I make. I posted it on my four square and my blogger buddy (and old college friend) Laura asked "what is dump cake?"
So dump cake - the story...I got this recipe about ten or so years ago from a cookbook called "white trash cooking" not the most PC of cookbooks, but alas this was the recipe that I got, tried, and no one in the family liked it. I had made it for others too and they loved it, just not the fam.
Original recipe:
1 can of cherry pie filling
1 can of crushed pineapple
1 box of cake mix (yellow or white)
1 bar of margerine or butter
Place the can of cherry in the bottom of a pan, spread the canned of crushed pineapple over it. Sprinkle the cake mix on top of these layers. Melt butter in microwave, pour/drizzle over cake mix. Place pan in oven on 350 and bake until bubbly around the edges (usually 30 min).
My recipe:
1 can of cherry pie filling (sugar free)
1 can of crushed pineapple
1 box of cake mix (sugar free devils food)
1 bar of margerine
One difference that I also do is that when I place the cherry filling and pineapple in the bottom of the pan I then mix it together good. I think this is a huge texture difference and it also helps the dump cake hold its shape better.Sprinkle the cake mix on top of these layers. Melt butter in microwave, pour/drizzle over cake mix. Place pan in oven on 350 and bake until bubbly around the edges (usually 30 min).
*note - more butter the better, you want that butter to absorb into the top layer of the cake mix to make it crunchy and delicious.
It is true... one of my favorite treats.... right up there with strawberry pretzel desert.
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