Fresh Cherry Dump Cake
Fresh dark, sweet cherries fill this "dump" style cake. Serve with vanilla ice cream to make the dessert complete!
Ingredients
- 3 3/4 pound (60 ounces) frozen dark, sweet, pitted cherries, or fresh cherries
- 1/2-1 cup sugar, depending how sweet you desire the filling
- zest from one lemon
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 20-ounce can crushed pineapple in its own juice
- 1 15.25-ounce box yellow cake mix, I prefer Duncan Hines
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups macadamia nuts, chopped and lightly toasted, see Notes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×13” dish.
- In a medium skillet over medium heat, add the frozen cherries, lemon zest, vanilla, sugar, and water. Bring the cherries to a gentle boil, then turn the heat to low and allow the cherries to thaw, simmer, and cook down a little further, approximately 20 minutes.
- Dump the contents of the crushed pineapple in the bottom of the greased pan. Spread evenly.
- Evenly spread the warm cherry mixture over the pineapple.
- Evenly sprinkle the entire bag of cake mix over the cherries.
- Drizzle the melted butter as evenly as possible over the cake mix.
- Sprinkle the nuts over top.
- Bake, uncovered, in the oven for 1 hour. The sides should be bubbling and the top lightly browned.
- Remove the dump cake from the oven and serve warm in bowls with vanilla ice cream.
- Cover and refrigerate any leftovers.
Notes
As I said before, if you’d like to be able to “dump” a can of cherry pie filling, you’re welcome to. No need to cook on the stovetop or add the sugar. Yes, it’s more convenient and will still be yummy, too. If you would still like the addition of vanilla and lemon, place the pie filling, vanilla and lemon zest in a medium bowl, stir, then spread over the pineapple.
If you don’t like Macadamia nuts, you can use chopped or slivered almonds or chopped pecans.
You’ll want your cherry mixture to have some liquid, but not soupy, so that the cake mix absorbs some of the juicy liquid.
Nutrition Facts
Fresh Cherry Dump Cake
Amount per Serving
Calories
623.6
% Daily Value*
Fat
30.9
g
48
%
Cholesterol
36.4
mg
12
%
Sodium
319.2
mg
14
%
Carbohydrates
81
g
27
%
Fiber
6.3
g
26
%
Protein
5.4
g
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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