Easy Strawberry Dump Cake – 3 Ingredients

What’s better than strawberries and cake? A 3-ingredient Strawberry Dump Cake that takes 5 minutes to pull together. A hassle-free, delicious anytime dessert.

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If it’s summer, there’s sure to be strawberries in our house, but my love of strawberries isn’t limited to three months out of twelve! When the craving hits, or I need an easy dessert recipe on the fly, our strawberry dump cake is spot-on!

Why We Love Making A Dump Cake Recipe

I love this easy strawberry dump cake, it’s a go-to recipe I will often make to serve company. It’s also a great cake to pack up and take to a BBQ or pot-luck. It’s versatile and delicious on its own, or top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream to really jazz it up.

• Made with a box cake mix and pie filling for convenience
• Budget-friendly pantry staples
• Only 3 ingredients needed
• Just 5 minutes of prep time
• Mix and bake in the same dish for easy clean-up
• Perfect for an anytime dessert

Gather The Ingredients

A quick and easy strawberry dump cake is exactly that: quick and easy. With only three ingredients, I’ve got a tender yellow cake dessert with a buttery crusty top and gooey sweet strawberries.

For specific amounts, please refer to the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.

• Unsalted Butter – slice chilled butter into ½ tbsp pats.
• Strawberry Pie Filling
• Boxed Yellow Cake Mix – will be used in dry form, not prepared.

How To Make An Easy Dump Cake

Using a boxed cake mix alone makes this strawberry dessert hassle-free for me. Everything gets layered (no mixing) into a greased 9×13” baking dish and baked. And that’s it!

When you are making this recipe, you’ll want to use the full recipe at the bottom of the page.

1. Add pie filling to greased baking dish. Sprinkle dry cake mix over top (don’t mix) and top the whole thing with pats of butter.
2. Then, into the oven it goes for 35-45 minutes or until the top is golden and brown.
3. Serve strawberry dump cake warm or chilled.

Be prepared for the compliments, and you won’t have to tell it’s a simple three-ingredient dessert recipe if you don’t want to!

Recipe Notes

• Slice butter while it’s chilled and can be easily divided into equal pieces. Or freeze the butter for at least a half hour then grate the frozen butter for easy coverage. It’s important to have enough butter pats to cover the top of the dump cake.
• Don’t Mix! It’s important to resist the urge to mix it. Huge no-no when it comes to a dump cake! 
• If the cake mix layer looks too uneven or “lumpy,” I use the back of a large spoon or spatula to lightly even out the high spots so the butter doesn’t pool.

Fun Flavor Combos:

• You don’t have to limit yourself to just a yellow boxed cake mix—flavor combos like strawberry lemonade (use a lemon cake mix) or chocolate-covered strawberry can be fun and tasty!
• If I’m out of strawberry pie filling, I can throw in any flavor pie filling I’ve got, such as blueberry, cherry, or apple. We like tart and sweet strawberry rhubarb pie filling, too!
• We don’t currently have little ones clamoring around the house, but a real treat for the kiddos is a fun PB&J flavor combo. Scatter some peanuts or several ½ teaspoons of peanut butter under the cake mix. (or both!)

No Refrigeration Required

This dessert recipe doesn’t contain dairy, but when I refrigerate leftover dump cake, it seems to stay fresh longer, and I prefer the texture if I reheat it. It’s no biggie to store a strawberry cake, tightly covered, at room temp for up to 3 days. Just keep an eye on the warmth and humidity in the kitchen.

This easy Strawberry Dump Cake Recipe is seriously simple and time-saving. It’s one of my favorite go-to dessert recipes for a last-minute treat, and people love it!