Strawberry Cream Cheese Dump Cake

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Strawberry Cream Cheese Dump Cake

This Strawberry Cream Cheese Dump Cake is an easy layered dessert made with strawberry pie filling, sweetened cream cheese dollops, and a buttery cake mix topping baked until golden and bubbly.

Prep Time10

Cook Time45

Total Time55

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 477kcal

Author: Jessica Burgess

Ingredients

2 - 21-ounce cans strawberry pie filling
8 ounces cream cheese softened
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
15.25 ounce box of yellow cake mix
¾ cup unsalted butter which is 12 tablespoons, melted

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish and set aside.
Spread the strawberry pie filling evenly across the bottom of your 9x13 baking dish.
In a small bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with sugar and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy.
Dollop the cream cheese evenly over the strawberry filling. Small spoonfuls work the best, but do not spread.
Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the entire dish, covering the filling completely.
Drizzle the melted butter evenly over the cake mix, making sure most of the dry cake mix is moistened.
Bake uncovered for 45-50 minutes, or until the top is golden and the edges are bubbling.
Let the cake cool slightly before serving. The cake will set up as it cools.

Notes

Don’t stir when adding layers. Dump cakes work the best when layered.
Optional: Take a fork and gently spread the cake mix in to an even layer to help prevent dry spots.
If dry cake mix spots still remain after baking, drizzle with 1-2 tablespoons of melted butter and return to the oven for 5 minutes.
Dollop the cream cheese, don’t spread it. This will create creamy bites throughout instead of a solid layer.
Drizzle butter slowly and evenly. Make sure to pay attention to the corners and edges where dry spots tend to form.
After taking the cake out of the oven, let it rest before serving. Cooling for 15-20 minutes will help the filling set and make scooping out of the pan for serving easier.

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