Strawberry Dump Cake

This Strawberry Dump Cake Recipe will be your new go-to summer dessert! It’s made with three main ingredients that are “dumped” into a pan and baked. The result is a cobbler-like dessert that tastes delicious with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

  • Prep5 min
  • Cook45 min
  • Total50 min
  • Yield12 people
  • Calories360

Ingredients Steps Notes

Strawberry Dump Cake
Strawberry dump cake on a white plate topped with whipped cream and a fresh strawberry.

The Easiest Strawberry Cake

Strawberry Dump Cake is one of the simplest dessert recipes you’ll ever make! It consists of three main ingredients, plus cinnamon, sugar, and whatever garnishes you want.

This easy dessert can be baked in the oven or slow cooker. This is a great option if you want to keep the house cool on a hot day!

Ingredients to make strawberry cobbler.

Ingredients For Strawberry Dump Cake

  • Canned Strawberry Pie Filling – Choose your favorite brand and save tons of prep time. You can also make your own if you’re feeling up for it!
  • Cake Mix – White cake mix forms the golden-brown crust. You could also use vanilla or yellow cake or even chocolate!
  • Butter – Make sure to use COLD butter pads! This gives the crust a pastry-like texture. However, some people like to melt the butter and pour it over the top of the cake.
  • Cinnamon and Sugar – When baked, it forms a crunchy layer on top.

Feel free to get creative with other pie fillings and cake flavors – the possibilities are endless! Try my Blueberry Dump Cake too!

How To Make Strawberry Dump Cake

  1. Filling – Just pour the cans right into the baking dish!
  2. Cake – Just sprinkle this on top of the filling, no need to pat it down after, you want the butter to be able to seep down through!
  3. Butter – I like to evenly slice and arrange mine on top, but you can melt it and then pour it on.
  4. Cinnamon Sugar – This is completely optional, but I like it this way!
Step by step photo collage showing how to make strawberry dump cake.

How To Serve Strawberry Dump Cake

Be sure to serve Strawberry Dump Cake in bowls and with spoons since it’s nice and gooey! Try serving this sweet treat with:

  • (More) cinnamon & sugar – Feel free to sprinkle a little extra on top. Or, you can leave this out altogether if you don’t want this dessert to be too sweet.
  • Fresh strawberries – If you have some fresh berries on hand, add a few slices on top as a garnish.
  • Colored sprinkles – Try blue to make this patriotic for the Fourth of July!
  • Vanilla ice cream – So refreshing on a hot day! Making my no-churn Vanilla Ice Cream recipe is also a fun activity!
  • Whipped cream – Canned is good, but Homemade Whipped Cream is better!
Close up photo of strawberry dump cake cobbler in a white baking dish.

Slow Cooker Dump Cake Instructions

Just coat the inside of your slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray, then assemble the ingredients the same way you would in the baking dish. Bake on high for 2 hours or low for 4 hours.

How To Reheat Dump Cake

Just pop it back in the oven for about 10 minutes to nuke it in the microwave for 30 seconds. You can also enjoy this dish at room temperature!

Close up photo of strawberry cobbler on a white plate topped with whipped cream and fresh strawberry.

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Strawberry Dump Cake

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Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9x13-inch pan with cooking spray.

  2. Dump the pie filling into the baking sheet and spread out to the edges.

  3. Sprinkle the dry cake mix over the top of the strawberry filling as evenly as possible.

  4. Slice the butter into thin slices and place evenly over the top of the cake mix.

  5. Sprinkle the top with cinnamon sugar and bake for 40 to 45 minutes until the cake is golden brown.

  6. Serve warm or room temperature with ice cream and whipped cream.

Notes

  • Slow Cooker Directions: Coat the inside of your slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray, then assemble the ingredients the same way you would in the baking dish. Bake on high for 2 hours or low for 4 hours.
  • How To Reheat: Just pop it back in the oven for about 10 minutes to nuke it in the microwave for 30 seconds. You can also enjoy this dish at room temperature!

Nutrition

  • Calories360
  • Carbs65g
  • Protein2g
  • Fat9g
  • Saturated fat6g
  • Fiber2g
  • Sugar40g
  • Sodium389mg

Estimates per serving, when a serving size is listed.