Pineapple Dump Cake

5 from 5 votes

Pineapple Dump Cake: Similar to pineapple upside down cake, this is the easiest cake recipe ever! This delicious dessert makes the list of all time favorites and for good reason; it's quick, easy and so, so good!

Prep Time10

Cook Time1 10

Total Time1 20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 370kcal

Author: Jessica Burgess

Ingredients

2- 20 ounce cans crushed pineapple in pineapple juice, undrained
20 ounce can pineapple rings drained
6 ounce jar maraschino cherries
3 tablespoons lemon juice
15.25 ounce box yellow cake mix Betty Crocker works well
8 tablespoons butter salted, melted
½ cup brown sugar
Optional toppings: scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F; grease a 9x13 baking pan or spray with cooking spray.
Pour both of the undrained cans of crushed pineapple into the bottom of prepared baking dish. Next, add lemon juice on top of the pineapple.
2- 20 ounce cans crushed pineapple, 3 tablespoons lemon juice
Pour dry cake mix over top of crushed pineapple.
15.25 ounce box yellow cake mix
Pour melted butter over top of the cake mix.
8 tablespoons butter
Place pineapple rings on top of cake in rows of 3.
20 ounce can pineapple rings
Drain maraschino cherries and place them on top of the cake.
6 ounce jar maraschino cherries
Sprinkle brown sugar over the whole thing, then bake in your preheated oven, on the middle rack, for 70 minutes or until golden brown on top.
½ cup brown sugar
Let cool for about 10 minutes before serving. Optional toppings: add a scoop of vanilla ice cream or some whipped cream to a slice of cake when serving!

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Notes

STORAGE: You should store your pineapple dump cake in an airtight container (or covered tightly with plastic wrap) in the refrigerator. It should keep for 5 days.

VARIATIONS: You can make the perfect dump cake with any kind of fruit filling! You can replace the 2 cans of pineapple called for in this recipe with basically any kind of fruit. Alternatively, you could replace just one of the cans of crushed pineapple with a different fruit and still use one can of crushed pineapple to add some sweetness and varied texture to this quick dessert!

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