Black Forest Dump Cake
Chocolate cake mix, cherry pie filling, and butter create a rich, fudgy dump cake in 25 minutes. Press melted butter and dry cake mix into a pan, top with cherries, and bake until the edges pull away and the center stays gooey.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 8
- Calories
- 412
- Protein
- 2g

Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- 1 box (15 oz) chocolate cake mix
- 1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling
Instructions
- 1
Heat oven to 350°F and line a 9x13-inch baking dish with parchment.
- 2
Melt butter in a microwave, about 1 minute, then pour into the baking dish.
- 3
Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly over melted butter without stirring.
- 4
Pour cherry pie filling and juice over the cake mix layer.
- 5
Bake for 20 minutes until edges pull away from the sides and center jiggles slightly.
- 6
Cool 5 minutes, then serve warm with ice cream if desired.
Tools you’ll need
- 9x13-inch baking dish
- parchment paper
- microwave
- oven
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