Slow Cooker Cherry Dump Cake
Slow Cooker Cherry Dump Cake
I have been using my slow cooker for years and have made just about everything and anything you can think of but I have never used my slow cooker to make an actual dessert. After making this recipe, I have been wondering what has taken me so long! Slow Cooker Cherry Dump Cake is beyond easy. I mean, only three ingredients easy. Top warm Slow Cooker Cherry Dump Cake with vanilla ice cream or whipped topping, if desired and I certainly did desire!
The Possibilities Are Endless
I had 2 quarts of homemade cherry pie filling that needed a recipe and I had a box of yellow cake mix calling my name…so I took the plunge and made a dessert in my slow cooker. If you don’t have homemade cherry pie filling that needs a recipe, you can use two 21 oz. cans of store-bought cherry pie filling. Don’t like cherry? Use blueberry or apple instead.
The flavor combinations for this simple recipe are endless. Blueberry pie filling with a lemon cake mix, apple pie filling with a spice cake mix or
cherry pie filling with a chocolate cake mix. The possibilities are limitless. That is exactly why dump cakes have become so popular among all cooks. Dump cakes made in the slow cooker can be transported anywhere and let’s face it, who doesn’t like a warm dessert!
The History of Dump Cakes
According to the website My Food and Family, dump cakes have a serious and loyal following, especially on the potluck circuit. The reason may be because it’s so easy to literally “dump” ingredients into a baking dish, put it in the oven and bake for 45 minutes.In less than an hour you’ll have a delicious homemade dessert.
The exact origins of this dessert are clear. Most believe the dump cake was invented around the same time cake mixes arrived on the cooking scene. The first versions of dump cakes used canned cherries, canned crushed pineapple and cake mix. Dump cakes closely resemble a cobbler than a cake but with the short ingredient list and convenient on the time side, dump cakes became an instant hit
Slow Cooker Cherry Dump Cake
Ingredients
- 2 quarts homemade cherry pie filling OR
- 2 21 oz cans cherry pie filling
- 1 15.25 oz box yellow cake mix
- 1 stick butter
Instructions
- Pour cherry pie filling into a 5 quart slow cooker.
- In a small microwave safe bowl, melt butter.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the dry yellow cake mix and the melted butter. Stir to combine. (Mixture will be crumbly)
- Sprinkle cake mix-butter mixture over the top of the cherry pie filling. Lightly pat down with the back of a spoon.
- Cover and cook on Low for 4 hours or on High for 2 hours.
- Serve warm with ice cream or whipped topping, if desired.
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