Red Velvet Dump Cake Recipe

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How To Make a Red Velvet Dump Cake

Red Velvet Dump Cake is an easy decadent dessert recipe that will have your friends and family begging for the recipe.

Dump Cake Recipes

Dump cakes are so much fun. They are one of the easiest cake recipes you will ever make. You can come up with all sorts of cake flavor variations while following the same basic directions.

I had a box of red velvet cake mix sitting in the pantry and I decided to make this dump cake with it.

Red Velvet cake is a rich chocolate cake that is a deep dark red color. A Red Velvet Cake is traditionally a layer cake frosted with cream cheese frosting that tastes amazing.

Everyone I know loves red velvet cake. Using it to make a dump cake was pure genius don't you think?

A classic dump cake recipe can get all fancy when you make it with a red velvet cake mix.

The center of the red velvet cake is moist and delicious. The topping slightly crunchy from the melted butter.

While the cake portion is an explosion of flavors from the moist red velvet cake that has baked together with the cherry pie filling and crushed pineapple.

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I've made a few similar recipes in my crock pot but the topping never gets as crunchy as it does when you bake a dump cake in the oven.

What is a Dump Cake?

Dump Cakes have been around since the '80s and maybe even earlier.

The name of the cake recipe is pretty self-explanatory. You literally dump all of the cake ingredients into a baking dish and bake them together.

A traditional dump cake recipe has cherry pie filling and crushed pineapple in it.

You could use all cherry pie filling if you like. It is really up to you. I wanted to stick with the traditional dump cake ingredients so I used the pie filling and crushed pineapple.

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Prep

1. Preheat the oven to 375 F. degrees.
2. Open the can of cherry pie filling and the can of crushed pineapple. Do not drain the juice from the crushed pineapple. Set aside.
3. Melt the butter in the microwave in a spouted glass measuring cup.

Red Velvet Dump Cake Ingredients

Dump cake recipe ingredient list is a short one. All you need a boxed cake mix, a can of pie filling, a can of crushed pineapple and a half cup of melted butter.

• 20 oz can of crushed pineapple
• 21 oz can of cherry pie filling
• A box of Betty Crocker Red Velvet Cake Mix
• 1 stick of butter or half a cup, melted

Instructions

If you need a quick and easy dessert recipe this is the cake recipe to make.

1. Dump the cherry pie filling into a 9 x 13 baking dish.
2. Dump the undrained can of crushed pineapple into the baking dish.
3. With a large spoon mix together the cherry pie filling and crushed pineapple until completely combined.
4. Open the box of Red Velvet cake mix. Cut the top off of the bag.
5. Dump the cake mix into the 9 x 13-inch pan on top of the cherries and pineapple.
6. Using the back of a large wooden spoon very carefully spread the dry cake mix over the cherry and pineapple in the baking dish.
7. Pour the melted butter over the top of the dry cake mix.
8. Place the baking pan in the preheated oven and bake for 40 to 45 minutes.
9. Carefully remove the hot baking pan from the oven and allow the dump cake to cool before serving.
10. Serve the warm Red Velvet Dump Cake with a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
11. Makes 12 servings.

Storing leftovers

If you have leftover dump cake you can scoop the cake up and put it into food-grade plastic containers for the next day.

The cold dump cake tastes just as good the next day as it does the same day it is baked.

More Red Velvet Recipes

• Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
• No-Churn Red Velvet Cookie Ice Cream
• Red Velvet Fudge

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