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25-Min Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake

Dump cake mix, cherry filling, and butter into a baking dish and let the oven do the work. Warm, fudgy, and ready in under 30 minutes—no mixing required.

Total time
25 min
Servings
8
Calories
285
Protein
2g
25-Min Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake
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Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Pour cherry pie filling into a 9x13-inch baking dish.

  2. Step 2

    Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly over the cherries, breaking up any large clumps.

  3. Step 3

    Dot the top with butter pats, spacing them about 2 inches apart.

  4. Step 4

    Bake for 18–22 minutes until the cake mix is golden brown and bubbling at edges.

  5. Step 5

    Let cool for 5 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream if desired.

Tools you’ll need

  • 9x13-inch baking dish
  • oven

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