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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
Black Forest Dump Cake
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Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 box (15 oz) chocolate cake mix
  • 1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat oven to 350°F and line a 9x13-inch baking dish with parchment.

  2. 2

    Melt butter in a microwave, about 1 minute, then pour into the baking dish.

  3. 3

    Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly over melted butter without stirring.

  4. 4

    Pour cherry pie filling and juice over the cake mix layer.

  5. 5

    Bake for 20 minutes until edges pull away from the sides and center jiggles slightly.

  6. 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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