EDITOR’S NOTE (May 20, 2019): Recipe updated to clearly show “2 cans (20 ounces each) of crushed pineapples (40 ounces total).
THE most popular dessert on my site! It contains tangy pineapples topped with a buttery yellow cake top crust. If desired, serve with vanilla ice cream or real whipped cream.
This dessert is my twist on Betty Crocker’s famous dump cake. Ingredients include yellow cake mix, pineapple tidbits (in juice) or crushed pineapples (in juice), sprinkled with lemon juice. Tangy deliciousness!
Also check out my Cream Cheese Pound Cake and Cream Cheese Cake Mix Cookies.
Homemade from scratch cakes are fabulous. I also love boxed mixes combined with various fruit fillings because they’re quick and easy to make.
In August 2018, I photographed this Pinterest page which is only visible to me. Photo confirms recipe received 164,000 impressions! As of November 2018, Pineapple Dump Cake has 670+ Pinterest pins. It is the #1 recipe in my collection.
Perfect dessert for holiday dinners. Easily doubled to feed a crowd. General Mills provided the Betty Crocker Yellow Cake Mix used to make this recipe.
Enjoy!
| Prep Time | 15 minutes |
| Cook Time | 45 minutes |
| Servings |
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- 2 cans (20 ounces each) pineapple tidbits or crushed pineapples in juice Total is 40 ounces.
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3-1/2 tablespoons lemon juice From one lemon.
- 1 box (15.25 ounces) yellow cake mix
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, cold Do not use margarine. See recipe notes.
- vanilla ice cream or real whipped cream optional
Ingredients
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Dump pineapples and juice into a 9x13 buttered baking dish. Stir in vanilla extract and lemon juice.
- Sprinkle cake mix evenly over fruit mixture in baking dish. Dot all over with pieces of cold unsalted butter (1 stick). Do not use margarine.
- Bake 20 minutes. Carefully remove HOT baking dish from HOT oven. Use back of spoon to lightly spread melted butter evenly through dry looking cake mix. Make sure all the cake mix is wet. Return to oven. This step is optional.
- Bake 20-25 more minutes or until bubbly and cake crust is golden brown.
- If desired, serve cold or hot with vanilla ice cream or real whipped cream.
- This dessert is also very good chilled 2 hours up to overnight.
Pineapple Dump Cake Pudding
Use 1-1/2 sticks of unsalted butter (not margarine). Follow baking instructions. The baked pineapple dump cake will be bubbly with a golden crust. It will also be thin and slightly runny. After it cools, refrigerate 2 hours up to overnight to form a pudding. The cold pineapple mixture and the cold cake crust reminds me of vanilla wafers in banana pudding. Delicious!
I am making this pineapple cake recipe now. My cake mix and melted butter is crumbly not sticky. Is that how its suppose to look. You said sticky in recipe. Well going with recipe exactly hope this is right.
Hi Marie! Melted butter should make it sticky. Here’s a great tip: Sprinkle crumbly batter evenly over fruit mixture in baking dish. Place in oven. It will bake nicely into a crumbly texture which is GOOD! To obtain a soft texture with “crumbly batter” simply remove from oven after 20 minutes. Smooth top crust with back of spoon. Return to oven and finish baking. Top crust will be soft (similar to a very tender cake). Thanks for asking! Enjoy your dessert.
How many oz of pinnaple in total?, 20 or 40?
Hi Maria! Thank you for asking! Two cans (20 ounces each). Total is 40 ounces. I’ve also updated the recipe. Enjoy!