Have you ever heard of our cherry cheesecake dump cake recipe? It is delicious cherry cream cheese bars made with cake mix that takes little to no time to make.
I love to make this cherry cheesecake cump cake recipe for our get-togethers during the summer. Everyone loves it but no one expects that I spend only like 45 minutes to make it (including baking)!
It’s also one of those nice recipes for beginners or when your kid wants to be the baker since this recipe is super simple to make and hard to mess up. Plus you only need a few ingredients since it is made with a cake mix. It’s very similar to our Peach Cobbler Dump Cake!
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make Cherry Cheesecake Dump Cake, you will need the following ingredients:
- Canned cherry pie filling
- Whipped cream cheese
- Yellow cake mix
- Butter, melted
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How To Make Cherry Cheesecake Dump Cake
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Spray a 9×13″ baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Pour both cans of cherry pie filling into the bottom of the baking pan and spread around evenly.
- Using a spoon, add small dollops of whipped cream cheese all over the top of the pie filling.
- In a mixing bowl, mix together dry cake mix and melted butter with a fork until the cake mix is combined with the butter and is a crumbly texture.
- Sprinkle the crumbled cake mix and butter mixture on top of the cream cheese as evenly as possible.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the top of the cake starts to turn golden.
- Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool for a few minutes.
- Serve scooped into bowls and if desired, top with ice cream or whipped cream.
Storage Suggestions
Store covered in the fridge for 3-4 days. You can enjoy cold or reheat the cake in the microwave.
Frequently Asked Questions
A dump cake is an American dessert similar to a cobbler but with a cake-like topping. It is so named because it is prepared by “dumping” ingredients (typically canned fruit or pie filling, followed by a boxed cake mix) into a cake pan without mixing.
Because of the cream cheese in the cake, we recommend that you keep leftovers covered in the fridge where they will keep for 3-4 days. You can serve the cake hot or cold – eat it cold from the fridge or reheat the cake in the microwave.
You can always make your own cake mix to use in this recipe!
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Cherry Cheesecake Dump Cake (4 Ingredients)
Ingredients
- 42 ounces canned cherry pie filling, (2 cans that are 21 ounces each)
- 8 ounces whipped cream cheese
- 1 box yellow cake mix, (white cake mix will work as well)
- ½ cup butter, melted, (1 stick of butter)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Spray a 9×13" baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Pour both cans of cherry pie filling into the bottom of the baking pan and spread around evenly.
- Using a spoon, add small dollops of whipped cream cheese all over the top of the pie filling.
- In a mixing bowl, mix together dry cake mix and melted butter with a fork until the cake mix is combined with the butter and is a crumbly texture.
- Sprinkle the crumbled cake mix and butter mixture on top of the cream cheese as evenly as possible.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the top of the cake starts to turn golden.
- Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool for a few minutes.
- Serve scooped into bowls and if desired, top with ice cream or whipped cream.
Notes
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Made this cherry cheesecake dump cake last night. My husband said it was one of the BEST desserts he’s ever had. We had second servings with some vanilla ice cream on the side. Perfect easy recipe. All of the ingredients are very affordable at our local ALDI.