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March 9, 2014

Simply Simple {Recipe: 3 Ingredient Cherry Chocolate Dump Cake}

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3 Ingredient Cherry Chocolate Dump Cake www.dineanddish.net

I wasn’t going to share this dump cake recipe with you. I don’t know why… I just felt like maybe it was beneath my “standards”.

I have no idea why I’m being so judgey with myself about it! It’s really not that different than the amazing Peach Dump Cake I shared on Dine & Dish a couple years ago. It’s not like I’m “above” using canned ingredients and box cake mixes. I guess I just felt that it was too simple. In fact, it was so simple, Leah (my 4 year old) pretty much made it herself. I just had to open the cans for her and tell her what to do and she did it. With an abundance of pride, at that!

Leah Dump Cake

I was making this recipe to photograph for a client…and honestly, did not think it was going to be all that great. But when it was fresh out of the oven and I sneaked a spoonful, I couldn’t help but keep digging in. I then topped the cake with whipped cream and had a little bit of cherry chocolate dessert euphoria right in my little kitchen. This recipe is simply simple, but simply good. I’ve even deemed it “company worthy” if served in a little fancy dessert dish!

Cherry Chocolate Dump Cake www.dineanddish.net

Please don’t judge me like I’m judging myself for sharing this recipe with you today! I promise, once you make this and take your first bite, any thought of judgement will fly right out the window. Enjoy!

3 Ingredient Cherry Chocolate Dump Cake www.dineanddish.net
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3 Ingredient Cherry Chocolate Dump Cake

A simple, 3 ingredient chocolate lovers dessert. Best served hot from the oven, topped with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Recipe from Food.com.
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 1 hour hour
Total Time 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 20 ounce cans cherry pie filling
  • 1 18.5 ounce box Devil's Food Cake Mix unprepared
  • 3/4 cup butter melted

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F
  • Dump cherry pie filling into a 13x9 inch cake pan. Spread evenly out in pan.
  • Top cherry pie filling with unprepared cake mix. Make sure it is evenly spread out.
  • Drizzle melted butter over the top.
  • Bake for 1 hour.
  • Serve topped with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Notes

If you still have dry patches of cake mix once your cake has baked for an hour, simply stir those parts into the cake, place back into the oven for 5 minutes.
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Filed Under: Cake, Dessert Tagged With: cherry, chocolate, Dessert, dump cake, easy, food, recipe, simple

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  1. Megan {Country Cleaver} says

    March 9, 2014 at 10:11 pm

    A dump cake was one of the first recipes I ever posted on my blog -and then I shied away from it because I thought it was beneath my “standards” too. – But when you find something so good – who cares where it’s from – I’m 110% behind this beauty!! I love chocolate and cherry.

    • Kristen says

      March 9, 2014 at 10:28 pm

      Thanks, friend! It kind of blew me away when I tasted it… and I felt like not posting it was keeping it out of the recipe boxes of others. Can’t hold a good thing back 🙂

    • Betsy Sanford says

      November 10, 2019 at 4:11 pm

      I wish you would all come out during the holiday’s and post fast, easy recipes. A ;pt of family’and friends drop by and some of these are so easy to whip up in a hurry. I also like the spice cake with apple pie filling.

      • Kristen says

        November 11, 2019 at 11:34 am

        I absolutely love these kind of recipes too. You should definitely check out the skillet cookie recipe I posted most recently (on the main page of Dine & Dish). It has turned into my favorite dessert in a pinch!

  2. Kim | Just For Clicks says

    March 10, 2014 at 6:00 am

    A “Dump Cake” was one of the first recipes I learned as a new bride MANY years ago…. and I think they are wonderful. There are so many versions and it’s a quick fix dessert when you’re short on time. Great reminder! I haven’t made one in a while and it would be fun to make with my daughter. PS ~ Your Sweet Girl is absolutely precious! LOVE that pic of her. She looks very serious about her job. 🙂

  3. Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says

    March 10, 2014 at 6:50 am

    You are SO like me. I always wonder if I should post super easy recipes and then judge myself forever if I do decided to post them.
    I have actually never had a dump cake, so I am super glad you posted! It’s so easy!
    Your little girl is melting my heart by the way!
    Pinning

    • Lynn says

      September 30, 2018 at 2:15 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you for posting this recipe! I was looking for it! I have 3 teenage boys I am trying to teach to cook. Something yummy like this will get them in the kitchen! Lynn

  4. Meagan @ A Zesty Bite says

    March 10, 2014 at 7:49 am

    I’m so happy that you went through and posted this recipe. I LOVE the fact that it is so simple and its photographs are gorgeous. Everyone needs to know how to a do a dump cake.

  5. steph@stephsbitebybite says

    March 10, 2014 at 7:55 am

    YUM!! We makes something similar to this, but with brownie mix. I’ve gotta try some cake mix!!

  6. Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

    March 10, 2014 at 2:17 pm

    Fabulous! I love chocolate and cherries combo! So glad you posted it.

  7. Gerry @ Foodness Gracious says

    March 10, 2014 at 3:30 pm

    Rule #1. Never keep stuff like this to yourself! Rule #2. Share it with me

  8. Norma | Allspice and Nutmeg says

    March 10, 2014 at 4:13 pm

    Dump cakes are the best. I’m glad you shared this, we all need chocolate cherry dump cakes sometime.

  9. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

    March 10, 2014 at 4:31 pm

    This is so great Kristen! People love dump cakes even though they just seem so easy. I think that’s why they’re so popular. Love this version!

  10. Miss @ Miss in the Kitchen says

    March 10, 2014 at 5:01 pm

    This is one of my very favorite desserts except I go ahead and use a whole cup of butter. Love it, so glad you shared!

  11. Prerna@IndianSimmer says

    March 10, 2014 at 5:23 pm

    It just doesn’t get easier than this! My 4 yr old is big into cooking so I am always on a look out for recipes like this one. Something tells me the moment I tell her about this recipe we will have to drive up to the supermarket. 🙂

  12. Lisa @ Garnish with Lemon says

    March 10, 2014 at 5:47 pm

    Love that Leah helped you! My kids love to help me too and this would be perfect! thanks for sharing,

  13. Terri says

    March 10, 2014 at 5:49 pm

    I never thought of using devil’s food cake mix. I have made this many times with white or yellow cake mix and it’s kind of a cherry crisp. Can’t wait to try this version

  14. camille says

    March 10, 2014 at 5:57 pm

    The only problem with dump cakes is that their name is kind of awful.

  15. Liz @ The Lemon Bowl says

    March 10, 2014 at 7:53 pm

    Dude. I want to judge you all the way to my house to make this for me. My middle name is “Easy Desserts”!!! Also, that photo of Leah makes me want to eat her cheeks!!!

  16. Sheila says

    March 10, 2014 at 10:50 pm

    No judgement here! I am all about making things simple and if that means opening a box of cake mix, so be it! Looks super yummy!

  17. Lauren says

    March 10, 2014 at 11:13 pm

    Can it really be that easy?? I will have to try this 🙂 Sometimes a quick sweet tooth fix is just what you need!

  18. TidyMom says

    March 11, 2014 at 4:45 am

    I’ve made dump cake before but never chocolate and cherry!! oh I bet that’s good!! and I love that Leah made it!

  19. Ali | Gimme Some Oven says

    March 11, 2014 at 9:41 pm

    Oh my goodness, I unabashedly love dump cakes!!! I’ve never tried one with cherries though. Sounds pretty much heavenly. 🙂

  20. Jennie @themessybakerblog says

    March 12, 2014 at 6:02 am

    No judging here. I’m all about a cake that comes together in 4 minutes and is just as delicious as any other cake. Your wee one is adorable. Pinned.

  21. Shaina says

    March 12, 2014 at 1:32 pm

    I love how proud Leah was of getting to make it herself. Those are the best moments!

  22. Carol @ Wild Goose Tea says

    March 12, 2014 at 5:13 pm

    Wow one of those incredible OMG what am I going to serve NOW dishes!!!! Plus it uses on hand ingredients. Albeit is one suppose to admit they use cake mixes these days? They are often pretty darn handy. I love the picture of your daughter helping. That is sooooo sweet.
    You are so so so right those really are THE best moments. I say that from the stand point of my sons are grown. Luckily for me they have grown into wonderful men. So I still have THE best moments, but they are a little different now. Laughing.

  23. Theresa says

    March 12, 2014 at 6:02 pm

    For my honey, of course.

  24. Rachel Cooks says

    March 17, 2014 at 5:34 am

    I think I’m making this for my FIL’s birthday this weekend! I love how easy it is. 😉

  25. Phi @ The Sweetphi Blog says

    March 24, 2014 at 8:02 am

    Wow, this looks fantastic…and I love that it only has 3 ingredients! Definitely pinned it for later!

  26. AmyRuth says

    April 1, 2014 at 12:37 am

    What a precious photo for your album and for little Leah. I think sometimes we forget how much they look up to Mom. Precious and I bet it WAS delicious.

  27. Barbara | Creative Culinary says

    April 6, 2014 at 12:45 pm

    I used to make these when my kids were little; a quick and simple treat for mom get togethers that EVERYONE knew and made. No apologies necessary here. One of my favorites cakes is a box mix with pudding and rum. It is wonderful and I have no plans to change it just because it’s also simple and used ready made ingredients!

    • Rose C. says

      October 11, 2014 at 8:11 am

      Barbara can you post your cake with pudding & rum , what do you use to make that ? sounds good

    • Sheila Devor says

      October 11, 2014 at 8:59 am

      Oh yes…..please share the recipe! 🙂

    • Sally Fletcher says

      August 20, 2015 at 12:59 pm

      Could you please share your rum & pudding & cake mix recipe? It sounds simply DIVINE.

  28. Liz says

    April 14, 2014 at 10:19 am

    I like this simple recipe. Thank you.

  29. Scarlet Crosby says

    November 26, 2014 at 8:11 am

    Would love to see that recipe using Rum.

  30. Lin says

    December 10, 2014 at 12:04 pm

    You can also use peach pie filling and a yellow cake mix – or apple pie filling and a spice cake mix. All kinds of combos. This can also be fixed in the crockpot. Cook on Low for 3 hrs.

  31. Natashquan says

    May 10, 2015 at 8:07 pm

    I tried this exact combination some years back after discovering dump cakes for the first time. It SOUNDED like a fantastic idea- chocolate and cherries and whipped cream are pretty much made for each other, Black Forest is popular for a reason. Unfortunately, I don’t know if it was the brand of cake mix I used or something, but the cake mix and butter ended up turning into this very dense mass on top of the pie filling after baking and after eating a small portion I’d feel like I’d eaten so much cement. I finished it because I’m stubborn and it was sweet, but I would never make it again. I’ll stick with white / lemon cake mixes for my dump cakes!

    • Jo ROTZ says

      January 23, 2017 at 1:26 pm

      We bake ours in the slow cooker for 4 hrs.

  32. kim says

    July 26, 2015 at 9:27 am

    Easy and GREAT!

  33. Ron Beck says

    August 4, 2015 at 8:16 am

    We made this with the Boy Scout troop, in a dutch oven over charcoal. Called it Black Forest Cobbler. In fact , all our cobblers are “dump cakes”, in that they use fruit, cake mix and butter. We also had a saying, “There’s no such thing as too much butter” 🙂

    • patty-anne lea says

      June 10, 2016 at 6:21 pm

      Another neat trick is if you don’t have fruit to make the cake . Leave out eggs and all other ingredients and use 7 up of ginger ale. Makes a high moist cake

    • Tommy McFatty Tom Tom says

      November 20, 2016 at 8:21 pm

      I disagree. My father and I discussed this, and we came to realize that if you put a gallon of butter with the mix, it would never actually bake into a cake. That would be too much butter.

  34. Brenda Eaves says

    November 11, 2015 at 10:51 pm

    do you know many calories. this cake has and what is a serving is thank you

    • Patti Bergman says

      March 7, 2016 at 11:17 pm

      I don’t know how many calories this cake is, but if you’re worried about calories try this one: http://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/cherry-cola-dump-cake/ad1382ab-cf7f-478c-a124-921711920daa/ using sugar free cake mix and sugar free cherry Coke or Dr. Pepper.

  35. Mary says

    April 18, 2018 at 12:27 pm

    Delicious, but I feel that the cook time of 1 hour was too much. My cake burnt on the side and bottom.
    Next time I would bake for 35 – 40 minutes.

  36. Stacey says

    August 31, 2018 at 9:24 am

    5 stars
    This sounds awesome! Do you think it would also work if you used vanilla with apple pie filling? Thank you!

    • Kristen says

      September 1, 2018 at 10:16 pm

      Oh yes!! That would be tasty!

  37. Carrian says

    November 13, 2018 at 2:21 pm

    5 stars
    It truly doesn’t get easier and chocolate and cherries together is straight from heaven!

    • Kristen says

      November 14, 2018 at 6:51 am

      Very true!!

  38. Colleen says

    January 5, 2019 at 11:34 am

    5 stars
    I’m so thankful that you posted this recipe! I cook for a large ministry on a small budget and this is exactly the kind of dessert I need! Thank you for posting.

  39. Layne Henderson says

    January 26, 2019 at 1:08 pm

    5 stars
    Dump cakes are a favorite for us. I love how easy they are to make and my family loves how tasty they are. So delicious – I can’t wait to try this one!

  40. Carrian says

    February 5, 2019 at 3:21 pm

    5 stars
    This is so beyond easy! It’s dangerous! It looks phenomenal too!

  41. Denise Dycus says

    August 18, 2019 at 10:47 am

    The dump cake I grew up with was a bit more complicated than this, but still fabulously delicious. Goes like this:

    1 can cherry pie filling
    1 can sliced peaches in light syrup (you can use in juice if you prefer it less sweet)
    1 can crushed pineapple
    1 butter cake mix
    1 stick butter, cut into thin pats
    1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

    Layer the fruit, with the juice/syrup in the bottom of the 13×9 pan (we always started with the cherry filling, then peaches and finished with the pineapple) Being sure to get it all spread out as evenly as possible

    Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly over the top of the fruit

    Lay out butter pats evenly across the top (being greedy, I always double the amount of butter)

    sprinkle chopped nuts across the top

    Bake at 325 for 30-45 minutes

    We always have this around the holidays because it not only makes a good dessert but a delicious breakfast as well, and is equally tasty hot or cold.

    • Kristen says

      August 19, 2019 at 10:34 am

      Oh I can’t wait to try this. Thanks so much for sharing!

  42. meng says

    July 9, 2020 at 1:01 am

    The only problem with dump cakes is that their name is kind of awful.

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    • Kristen says

      July 17, 2020 at 9:51 am

      Haha I totally agree!

  43. meng says

    July 12, 2020 at 10:18 pm

    Fabulous! I love chocolate and cherries combo! So glad you posted it.

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