Indulge in this easy dessert recipe. Our peach cobbler dump cake is a simple dessert that as easy as it is delicious. With just four simple ingredients, this easy peach cobbler dump cake recipe is a family favorite.
The simplicity of this golden brown cake is one of its greatest strengths and is ideal for any time of year. You’ll start by layering canned peach pie filling in a baking dish, and the juicy peaches create a luscious base that’s impossible to resist and one of the easiest desserts you can make.
Dump Cake
A dump cake is the simplest dessert you can make – it usually has a base of a cake mix plus fruit filling. You dump all the ingredients into the pan, stir them together (in the pan! No bowl needed!), and bake.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make our peach cobbler dump cake, you need the following ingredients:
- Canned Peaches (you can use fresh peaches, but you’ll want to add heavy syrup if you do)
- Yellow Cake Mix
- Stick of Butter
- Ground Cinnamon
- Vanilla Ice Cream (optional topping)
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Our Peach Cobbler Dump Cake
- Preheat oven to 375℉.
- Empty peaches into the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking pan (casserole dish).
- Cover with the dry cake mix and press down firmly.
- Cut butter into small pieces and place on top of the cake mix.
- Sprinkle top with cinnamon.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- Serve with a scoop of ice cream, (we like a big scoop of vanilla ice cream) if desired.
Recipe Notes
- Use Salted Butter: You want the extra salt to help balance out the sweet cake mix and peaches.
- Don’t Prepare The Cake Mix: Do not prepare the cake mix according to package instructions. All you do is dump the dry cake mix over top the peaches and spread it out.
- Slice The Butter Thin: Slice it very thin so you have plenty of butter slices to cover the cake mix.
- Don’t Drain The Peaches: No need to drain the juice. We want that juice to soak up the cake mix and create this cobbler like topping.
- Fresh Peaches: This cake can be made year-round because it uses canned peaches (it doesn’t get any easier than that!) and a simple cake mix. No more waiting for peach season! If you want to use fresh peaches, make sure you have heavy syrup on hand.
- Different Fruit: You can make this recipe with a different type of fruit. You can use cherry pie filling, blueberry pie filling, mixed berry pie filling, apple pie filling, or blackberry pie filling.
Storage Instructions
Leftovers of this Peach Dump Cake recipe can be stored in an airtight container or covered with plastic wrap and kept in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
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Peach Cobbler Dump Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 32 ounces peaches in heavy syrup, 2 (16 ounce) cans, undrained (you can use fresh peaches, but you'll want to add heavy syrup if you do)
- 15.25 ounces yellow cake mix, 1 package
- ½ cup butter
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 quart vanilla ice cream, optional topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375℉.
- Empty peaches into the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
- Cover with the dry cake mix and press down firmly.
- Cut butter into small pieces and place on top of cake mix.
- Sprinkle top with cinnamon.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- Serve with vanilla ice cream, if desired.
Notes
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This is one of our favorite recipes to make in the dutch oven. and we always do the easy route too, cake mix and canned peaches, and butter. Yummy!
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As I was reading, I totally remembered BBQs at a friend’s house. Her family loved Dutch oven cooking so much they had a pit in their backyard specifically to use them. Basically a sandbox lol. This is the exact recipe they wrote down for me.
Nothing says summer like Peach Cobbler. This version looks wonderful!
This looks so good! I’ll be attempting it soon. Thanks for posting!
hmm. i think i have all these ingredients in the house right now… thanks for the recipe!
Very strange to do it with a dry cake mix, but I think I am going to have to try this…
Growing up we used a similar version of this recipe, and we called it Poor Man’s Pie. 1 large can of peaches in heavy syrup, 1 box white cake mix and 1 stick of butter sliced in top. Didn’t need to press down, just spread out the cake mix. Pop in the oven at 350 for 45 min. One if our favs! I’ll try cinnamon next time!
We use this same recipe all the time. It’s the best! Also, if you are camping and forgot the cinnamon, substitute with Hot Tamale candies. I almost prefer it. 🙂 My husband went to the DR too.
I want to make this for church on Sunday. Do I need to use stick butter or will tub butter work?
I’ll bet this will be good with pineapple, too. Maybe leave out the cinnamon.
wait so do you pour the peaches in with the liquid and all or just the peaches?
Pour in the peaches AND the liquid! Hope you like it!
Hi!
Tub butter would work just fine. Hope you like it!
Going camping this summer and we are bringing a dutch oven. Would it be possible to get the recipe/directions for your late father-in-law’s version?
I’ve made it with peach pie filling or cherry pie filling minus the cinnamon – works perfect too! Super easy!
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We do this while camping in a dutch oven. It’s so amazing. I mix in just a bit of the cake mix into the peaches, then put the rest on top, dot with diced butter and sprinkle with cinnamon. We cook it over fire coals, put some on top to cover the lid and baked it for about 40 minutes. Comes out with a crunchy top, and served it with ice cream since we were in a trailer.
My fave is with cherry pie filling and crushed pineapple together. I also add walnuts on top. You can also mix some rolled oats with the cake mix and it makes it a little bit of a different topping.
My fave is with cherry pie filling and crushed pineapple together. I also add walnuts on top. You can also mix some rolled oats with the cake mix and it makes it a little bit of a different topping.
Hello girls!
I just found your blog through Pinterest. Wow, six girls, how wonderful!! I was blessed with 3, and I was thrilled. No boys, but I have 2 grandsons. All I can say is, you are ALL beautiful, and your parents must be so proud!!! I know I would be!!
Debbie
We called this Cherry Quick Cake, growing up. You mixed one can of cherry pie filling with 1 small can of pineapple tidbits. Spread that in a buttered pan, and then top that with the yellow cake mix and melted butter. It was so, so rich and sweet. As kids, we loved it. Now, it’s a bit too sweet for me. You can really get by using only 1/2 a cake mix, or, just use one of those small jiffy boxes of yellow cake that make a single layer — perfect amount.
We haven’t been able to track down any of his recipes. 🙁 I think a lot of them were in his head. I found this one that looks really good and has a 5 star rating!
http://www.grouprecipes.com/34121/dutch-oven-campfire-peach-cobbler.html
A friend from New Orleans gave me this receipe with apples. it had a brown sugar, butter and oatmeal topping. My Texas born Grandma used to make it with cherries with a crumble topping to. Delicious! I am just in the mood for this tonight after a rough day.Fabulous post, thank you.
I’m trying this with fresh strawberries and blueberries mixed with splenda and sugar free cake mix. I’ll let you know how it turns out.
It was DELICIOUS! Thanks for the idea!
If I don’t have a dutch oven, could I just use a greased baking dish? and bake it in the oven?
This was the best Peach Cobbler recipe ever! My daughter’s boyfriend told me he had a “foodgasim” from eating it…my daughter was in heaven and when I came out the next morning, more than half the pan was gone!
I tried this recipe over the weekend and it was amazing. I strained the peace juice and added corn starch, brown sugar and cinnamon. This made the peaches really flavorful and thick. Highly recommended. And so…so easy!
Hi!
I actually just used a baking dish and baked it in the oven. Just follow the directions and it will walk you through it. Thanks!
Another quick one is frozen fruit, cake mix, and sprite. Layer each without mixing and bake. It’s amazing. We’ve done both peaches and blackberries so far. Cool thing is that it’s just three ingredients and you don’t even thaw the fruit first!
Frozen fruit, a 1/2 c. of sugar, a cake mix, 1 T cinnamon, and a stick of butter works great, too. Bake at 350 for an hour. We call it dump cake. It’s AWESOME with blueberries!
Making this tonight (using cherry pie filling instead of peaches) for Father’s Day! Thanks for sharing!!
Can’t wait to make this! I <3 Cherry Dump Cake so I am sure I will LOVE this!
I love dump cakes!! My 5 year old helped me make this tonight and she is sitting in her little chair looking into the oven waiting for it to be done! Priceless.
This was so easy, and so good!!
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! My 5 year old was able to do this all on her own (besides cutting the butter) and was so excited! Doesn’t hurt that it’s delicious to boot!
This was really yummy 🙂
Would this work in the crockpot?
Another great ‘tweek’ to this recipe is using 1 pouch of instant cinnamon oatmeal (b/c I was out of plain oats) sprinkled on top of the cake mix and then press down firmly on both. I still sprinkled the top with a little cinnamon after adding the butter. My family loves the added texture that the oatmeal adds, but your basic recipe is amazing all by itself! Thanks a bunch!!!
Hi Jennifer!
I think you could definitely do this in a crockpot! Let us know how it goes!
Could you use fresh peaches instead of canned?
Hi Michelle,
I have never tried it with fresh peaches so I am not positive how it would turn out. My only concern is that it would be too dry because you pour in the whole can of peaches AND the juice. If you used fresh peaches, I would add some sort of liquid so it wouldn’t come out dry and crumbly. Sorry I am not much help!
Hi y’all — My mother’s mother made this from as long back as I could remember, then my mother made it when she moved from Texas to Bama. Now, I make it for my hubby’s family and they are amazed every time – — We do have a few differences though. Cake mix dumped in pan, sprinkled with coconut, stick of butter cut up on top and bake for about 20 minutes. Add cans of peaches (fresh work if you make enough juice with sugar), 1/2 cup sugar (or not, depending on sweetness level desired), sprinkle with cinnamon, and mixed one egg into 8 ounces sour cream and drizzled over the top. Bake at 350°/375° until bubbly and brown, 30 to 45 minutes or so.
I will say that the Six sister’s recipe is as close as any I’ve ever come across to what she made! ;o)
Hi Michelle,
Just wondering if you used the fresh peaches and how it turn out. I’m thinking of adding sugar to my sliced peaches to get the liquid needed. Let me know if you have any suggestions.
Thank you
I prefer a little bakery trick I know.
Drain the liquid off te peaches into a bowl, mix a few tablespoons of flour and a tsp or two of cinnamon into the juice before pouring over the peaches. Then dump your dry cake mix and top with butter. It gives the bottom layer that creamy, tangy peach cobbler texture.
An equally awesome twist on this is 2 cans of strawberry pie filling with a chocolate cake mix! We call it chocolate covered strawberry cobbler.
Oh man, I couldn’t believe how good this was….especially considering how easy it was to make! Thanks for the recipe!
One question…do the leftovers need to be refrigerated?
Yes… I would refrigerate them!
I used one can of apple pie filling, cake mix and one stick of margarine. Yum! Top with whipped cream or ice cream while warm and it is out of this world!
Hi there! I’m planning to make this for a weekend getaway with friends, wondering how many servings does this make? There will be 11 people there, and I wasn’t sure if one batch would be enough? Thank you!
Makes about 15 servings. You should have plenty. Serve it with ice cream and it will seem to go farther! 🙂
Why does it need to be pressed down firmly?
That’s what the recipe directs. Tastes yummy!!
Could I use fresh peaches?
Might be a novice question…should I drain the peaches? Thanks!
We have never tried it with fresh peaches so we are not positive how it would turn out. Our only concern is that it would be too dry because you pour in the whole can of peaches AND the juice. If you used fresh peaches, I would add some sort of liquid so it wouldn?t come out dry and crumbly.
i have frozen peaches.should i thaw before i bake
my receipe calls for a can of 7up for fresh peaches
I would thaw your frozen peaches before you bake.
Loved it. I used thawed frozen peaches and added 2 tablespoons of sugar. Worked great. The best and easiest recipe ever.
I made this for a birthday dinner and it was a classic! So good!
NO! Do not drain the peaches! You need the fluid in them for it to bake correctly.. otherwise, it will be too dry. 🙂
I WoulD Like To Try With 7Up. Can Someone TelL Me The PRoportions FoR The Fruit Dump Cake.
Thank You In ADvance.
Can this be done with any kind of canned fruit?
We have only made it with peaches, but I’m sure any fruit would work.
I just made this and a lot of the cake mix stayed dry. The cake mix I used called for eggs, oil and water to make. Should I have bought a different cake mix? If there such a thing as a complete mix (like the complete pancake batter that only needs water)?
We have fresh peaches coming out our ears! Would they work, rather than canned?
We have also made it melting the butter and drizzling it all over the dry cake mix. That may give you more coverage.
I only have a can of peaches in 100% fruit juice…Can I still use that? Or would I need to add something else to it?
Your peaches should work great!
Was wondering if this would work ok with light canned peaches?
Should work just fine!
I made this last night for my husband and a couple of friends…..they all said it was the BEST peach cobbler they’d ever had!!! I did add a few more fresh peach slices to fill the bottom of the dish as I couldn’t find the size can called for in the recipe. I followed the rest of the recipe exactly. The bake time was perfect, this was super simple with outstanding results. Thanks for sharing!
Only had a spice cake mix on hand-turned out so yummy!!! Perfect recipe, easy and tasty!!!
I love seeing the pic of you all. Very sweet and interesting. I love the theme of your blog.
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So I did exactly what the instructions said, which are pretty fool proof, and it didn’t turn out at all. It was beyond liquidy still after 45 mins of baking. I eventually just mixed it all together and put it in for an additional 30 mins to get it to be decent and edible. The cake mix was still totally dry and I even did the butter slices over the top. :/
The 2 ingredient strawberry cake site does not stay open long enough to see the recipe. If closes and goes to a connecting mode===that never connects
Has anyone ever tried this with light butter or tub margarine? I am on Weight Watchers and I trying to make a lighter version. I love the original version.
I made this recipe and it was delicious love it
Same problem. 2ingredient cake doesn’t stay open. What gives?
This lady in our church made a dump cake with cherry ..
OH MY GOD
It should be a sin to have food to taste that good…
I have read every single comment and can’t wait to try this. I have sugar free/carb free cake mix. Just need a trip to the store for the fruit. I sure hope this works! Thanks!
Want to try this but why use a DRY cake mix? Can I mix the cake mix as I would normally and place the preaches on top of the batter? I want my cobbler to have cake-like parts with the fruit. I was puzzled why sprinkle DRY cake mix instead of a normal cake batter.
Someone else had asked this but received no reply. Hope someone can help.
For this recipe you put the cake mix in dry. That’s why it is called a dump cake.
We’ve made this with our Girl Scout troops when camping — using Dutch ovens. Our “timing” is when you smell it, it’s done!
We’ve used chocolate cake mix with cherry pie filling to make “black forest cake” . We all love Dump Cake recipes for fast, easy desserts!
Would anyone know how I could make this very recipe in a jar (acutally, many jars) without loosing quality – taste, crispy, eye appeal.
In our Church, we´re always in need to raise funds for homeless children and this is something we could make and sell all year round! Probably easier than our bake sale!
Could I cook two 9×13’s in the oven at the same time?
We have done that before and it works just fine. Just check it to make sure it’s done all the way!
Couldn’t get the ingredients or directions.
This was a quick, yummy, dessert! I used three cans of pie filling, drained one, and cut the peaches into smaller pieces (each slice into 1/3rds). I also froze the butter ahead of time, then grated it over the top. This worked beautifully to get an even distribution and makes sure there are no dry spots. Also, make sure you ‘pat down’ the cake mix before adding the butter (I used the back of a measuring cup). This helps make sure you don’t have any dry spots and all the cobbler topping cooks up nice and crumbly. I served with vanilla bean ice cream. My guys are super decadent and added caramel syrup and whipped topping!!
Hi Monica, that is so strange. We just tested it and it’s all there. Here is the link: http://sss.sixsistersstuff.com/2012/05/peach-cobbler-dump-cake-recipe.html
I am making this right now, because my husband loves anything peaches!
I tried Katie Lee’s recipes off Food Network’s site and it turned out okay (I was expecting better), but I am excited about this one!!!!! 🙂 I’ll let you know how it goes….
Oh my stars. This recipe is so good. It smells amazing when baking and tastes even better once it’s done. I did add one pouch of instant cinnamon apple oatmeal to the top. My picky eater son just inhaled his serving. 🙂 That’s a good day.
I have canned peaches in water not syrup. is that ok?
It should work, but it may not be as sweet and a little runnier. Syrup is thicker than the water. Hope this helps. 🙂
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can you make this with peaches in 100% juice? I bought them by mistake
It should still work just fine.
I was wondering if the could be done with a raspberry filling ??? My husband loves raspberries and we use to have a raspberry combler at Red Lobster years & years ago ….. has anyone tried this??? I have seen where some people were using apple and cherry pie filling. Can anyone let me know??
Looking for more of your recipes for crock potreceipts.
Would this work with a gluten free cake mix?
We have not made this with a gluten free cake mix. But I found this cute site that might give you some more insight.
http://chemistrycachet.com/things-to-add-to-a-gluten-free-cake/
This was sooo easy and delicious! Im all about easy lol.
How do I adjust this for a high altitude area?
Wish you would put nutrient grams on recipes . Like fat, cholesterol and so on.
Re: Peach Cobbler recipe: I don’t go to all the trouble of cutting the butter up into little ‘pats’ to place on top. I just melt a stick of salted butter & drizzle it all over the top before sprinkling cinnamon over it all.
It looked so delicious, but when I did it the recipe did not come out as expected. I followed the steps exact and I’m a pretty good baker, but when it was done 80% was still dry cake mix. The butter dried up and below it was dry. I don’t know if being in a high altitude messed with it, but It was no good. ?
Yes definitely!
I was thinking the same Lexie… rough day calls for a sweet treat ! I’ve got peaches, cherry ? pie filling, and ? apple pie filling.. which to use, which to use ? ? ???
My cake was way too wet. When I took out of oven it was not set. Kept adding 10 minutes to get it to set. The cake was dry. What happened?
The cinnamon just give it a little personal touch !!!
How long do you bake the Peach Dump cake at 375°? Thank You
You cook this for 45 minutes. It’s in the instructions by the full recipe ingredients and directions.
So I am doing an experiment since I did not have 2 16 oz. Cans of peaches. I have put 1 can of peaches and 1 can of pears. I didnt have a yellow cake mix either so I am using a Krispy Kreme cake mix I bought at the dollar store. My fruit was not in heavy syrup because I always buy it with light syrup. And I added nutmeg with the cinnamon just because I tend to add nutmeg to everything sweet. Here’s hoping it all turns out . Thanks for the basics to bake.
I’m excited and making this for the 1st time tonight! I’m using apple pie filling instead.
Can’t find the amount of each ingredient that goes into perfect peach dump cake. It does not require a packaged cake mix. Looks so good. Want to cook one tonight. Thank you.
The recipe with the ingredients and directions is all there. You didn’t scroll down far enough to where the recipe is posted. I think you just scrolled to the step by step instructions for those that like to see pictures. Just scroll a little further and there it is!!
Has anyone tried this in muffin tins instead of a baking dish? Just wondering because I’m looking to host a party with several finger food type desserts.
Do you add any liquid?. How much fruit.? Enough to cover bottom?. I’d like to try the fruit with cake mix on top. Anyone else made with fresh fruit
I’ve tried this a couple of times, following directions but areas of cake mix still dry. Too bad because I love peaches desserts. I was wondering if using only 3/4 of the cake mix might have better results.
If you use one of the suggested pie fillings instead canned peaches, I’m assuming you would use two cans?
I just printed Peach Dump Cake Recipe, first it made me save it & then it let me print it!
Yes, you would want 2 cans of the pie filling too.
I just made this recipe last night, but added 1/2 cup of brown sugar and a 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts on top and it was soooo good. really crunchy on top
Could you add oatmeal to the cake mix to make it a little more like a peach crisp?
The whole family (4 kids & hubby) liked this, which is a miracle & it’s so quick & easy. I used Gluten free yellow cake mix (I think it was Betty Crockers GF mix), my hubby couldn’t believe it was GF.
I’ve always made from scratch peach cobbler but at 73yrs old you really get tired 😊 one thing I do is cook my peaches with some cinnamon a little suger and butter so I’ll do that then pour in pan then sprinkle the cake mix and I’ll let you know how it turns out .🌻
Is it possible to use fresh peaches when peach season is in?
Yes, fresh peaches would be delicious!
I just made this with fresh peaches, added a little heavy cream on them and brown sugar and the cake mix and the butter and cinnamon…hope its extra special, cause the peaches were so yummy
How can I use the instant pot for this recipe?
It’s pretty similar to this – https://www.sixsistersstuff.com/recipe/easy-instant-pot-peach-cobbler/
I only have fresh peaches. Will this still work?
Yes, fresh peaches will work too!
amazed at these recipes….tried the apple… carol
Love this, I recommend using a spice cake mix. Delish!
We love this so much but we need more of it! Anyone know if we could double the recipe and bake in a casserole dish?
this works with any fruit. also works in a crock pot. i’ve been making it for years. everyone loves it.
I have made a cherry & pineapple dump cake for years. It calls for the butter to be melted & drizzled over the cake mix. Would that work on this recipe? I’m going to follow your recipe today because I’m making it for a pot luck for work tomorrow. Excited to have a new dump cake recipe. Thank you!
This recipe is DELICIOUS! I could easily eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner! Highly recommend!
Great recipe! I’ve done this before but wanted to make sure I was using the right amount if butter. So I searched it again and came across your recipe, thank you. This time I made sure I pressed down the cake mix and evened it out, not pushed through. Then I made sure my butter squares covered fully, so I used a few more butter squares. It came out perfect and so delicious!
Can I double the amount of peaches, but stay with same amount of liquid?
You can add more peaches, but maybe only use the liquid directed in the recipe. Drain the juice off of the extra peaches.
In the oven as I write this!
I used 2 (21 oz) cans peach pie filling. And 3/4 cup melted butter. So good!!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this 🍑
I have made it about 5 times! I showed my brother how to make it and it came out delicious (as I knew it would 😊) so I told my brother he is the official Peach Cobbler baker
The preparation time is literally only 5 minutes!
YUM!😋
I love this recipe!!!!!!
It literally only takes 5 minutes prep! And 45 minutes cook! So simple!
We make this regularly.
How would you make syrup if using fresh peaches? Thanks in advance
To make simple syrup, combine sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved. Choose a syrup sweetness based on your preference: Light (2 1/4) cups sugar to 5 1/4) cups water
I want to make this with fresh peaches. How many would be needed? What would I use for heavy syrup?