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Chocolate cherry dump cake is an easy 4 ingredient, 4-step dessert.
A simple cake mix, canned cherries, butter, and chocolate chips are all it takes to make this decadently delicious dessert.
It’s a perfect dessert for everyday celebrations, birthdays, and the holidays.
We Love this Decadent Treat Because …
- It’s perfect for a last-minute dessert and takes zero baking skills.
- Dump cakes are so easy to prepare. Dump ingredients into a greased baking pan and pop it into the oven.
- Can be made ahead. Bake chocolate cherry dump cake and refrigerate until ready to reheat, or serve cold.
- Cleanup is a breeze. No mixing bowl, beaters, or stirring is required.
Just 4 Ingredients
Cake Mix: Devil’s food cake is so rich and chocolatey, it’s perfect for this dessert. Any cake mix works, even the store brand. Try a white, yellow, or red velvet mix.
Cherries: Canned cherry pie filling or homemade cherry filling can be mixed with fresh or frozen cherries for a fresher, fancier cake.
Chocolate Chips: Chocolate chips add a gooey, chocolatey flavor to this dump cake. Switch them out for mini white chocolate chips or chocolate granola for a crunchy topping.
Butter: I like to use butter in this recipe, but margarine can be used too. Margarine will provide a similar texture, but the flavor might be a bit different.
Variations
- Save this inspiration recipe for future dump cake combos shown below. Alter the add-ins with other fruit pie fillings, like peach or strawberry.
- Add or switch out the chocolate chips for coconut, sliced almonds, peanut butter, or butterscotch chips.
- For a super chocolatey experience, top it with this amazing whipped frosting recipe that we use on our cocoa chiffon cake, or the ganache you will find in this raspberry cheesecake recipe.
How to Make Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake
It’s super easy to make this 4-ingredient dump cake from ready-made ingredients.
- Preheat oven and prepare baking pan (recipe below).
- Pour fruit filling into prepared pan and sprinkle with cake mix.
- Pour melted butter over cake mix and sprinkle with chocolate chips.
- Bake as directed.
Tips and Shortcuts for Success
- Whisk the cake mix to remove any lumps before using or use a sifter to evenly distribute the cake mix over the top.
- Line the baking pan with parchment paper to prevent sticking and make cleanup easier.
- For the best results, resist mixing the cake and fruit and let the layers of ingredients work their magic!
- Serve as is or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream.
How to Store Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake
Chocolate cherry dump cake should be kept covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat portions in the microwave. Reheat an entire cake in the oven for about 20 minutes at 350°F or until warm.
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Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 box Devil's Food cake mix (13.25oz)
- 2 cans cherry pie filling 21 ounces each
- 1 ½ sticks butter ¾ cup, melted
- ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
- Spread both cans of pie filling evenly over the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
- Sprinkle dry, unmixed cake mix on top of the cherry pie filling, ensuring all the filling is covered.
- Pour melted butter on top of the dry cake mix, trying to cover as much of the cake mix as possible.
- Top with chocolate chips.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes or until cake is set. Serve warm, topped with whipped cream or ice cream.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
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Can up use a gluten free cake mix?
Hello Robin. I have never tried it with a gluten free cake mix. If you try, let me know how it turns out.
I’m wondering if a brownie mix will work in place of a cake mix?
I have never tried this recipe with a brownie mix but would love to hear how it turns out for you!
Anyone else have it almost overflowing the dish before baking?
I haven’t had that happen Lia. Perhaps your dish is on the smaller side?
I made this as directed, came out harder than I like, more like a hard brownie, could it be over cooked?
I can’t say for sure but would guess that it was overbaked.
I made this using 1 1/2 cups of chocolate chips like it stated…that’s WAYYY too many but it would be good with less maybe just 1/2 cup
You can easily reduce the chocolate chips if you prefer Melissa. Enjoy!
Wondering if you can make. Ahead by a day or two
It’ll keep pretty well for a day or two on your countertop. Wrap well. Enjoy Jan!