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This is 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!
Homemade from scratch cakes are outstanding. I also like this quick dessert made with a cake mix. This is one of The Top 10 recipes on my blog. Visitors love it!
Perfect dessert for holiday dinners. Easily doubled to feed a crowd.
A boxed cake mix combined with fruit is easy to make and soooo good! I added lemon juice to offset the sweetness. The result is a delicious tangy filling.
In August 2018, I photographed this Pinterest page which is only visible to me. Photo confirms recipe received 164,000 impressions! It is the most popular (#1) recipe in my collection.
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Enjoy!
| Prep Time | 15 minutes |
| Cook Time | 45 minutes |
| Servings |
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- 2 cans (20 ounces each) pineapple crushed or tidbits 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.
- vanilla ice cream or real whipped cream optional
Ingredients
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Dump pineapples with juice into a 9x13 buttered baking dish. Stir in vanilla extract and lemon juice.
- Dump (or 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 over cake mix until all of mix is coated with butter. Do this so entire top crust will be buttery (no dry cake crumbs). This step is optional.
- Return to oven. Bake 20-25 more minutes or until bubbly and top cake crust is golden brown.
- If desired, serve cold or hot with vanilla ice cream or real whipped cream.
- NOTE: Refrigerate 2 hours up to overnight before serving cold.
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!
I used lime juice (prefer over lemon juice) and a no sugar added white cake mix (my family is borderline diabetic). OHMYGOODNESS! This is out of this world great. Followed the recipe completely otherwise. Thank you for posting this recipe
Hi Tracy!
You are welcome! I greatly appreciate our positive comment. Made my day! Delighted to know you made this recipe work for you and your family to enjoy.
Do I mix the cake batter like I’m baking a cake before adding it on top or does the cake mix go on dry
Hi Lejuana,
Sprinkle dry cake mix over pineapples. Dot all over with pieces of cold butter. Place in preheated oven.
Bake 20 minutes. Carefully remove HOT baking dish from HOT oven. Use back of spoon to lightly spread melted butter evenly over cake mix until all of mix is coated with butter. Do this so entire top crust will be buttery (no dry cake crumbs). This step is optional.
Bake 20-25 additional minutes or until top crust is bubbly and golden brown.
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What if I don’t have the lemon juice or vanilla extract on hand what would be a good substitute
Hi Paris! Pineapple extract is a good substitute. Lemon juice adds a tasty tang. If you omit, the cake will be sweet.
I have made this recipe before and it is delicious. I add walnuts. Sprinkle chopped walnuts evenly over the cake mix then add the butter. YUM!
Hi Andi! Thank you for visiting and sharing your delicious recipe. Happy holidays!
I only had key lime juice on hand. It came out awesome!!!!! More of a little Pina colada taste. Next time I’ll sprinkle some coconut on it! Thank you for sharing your recipe!
Gloria, you’re welcome. Greatly appreciate you for visiting my blog and sharing your awesome experience. The shredded coconut sounds delicious.
Can you store out of refrigerator?
Jamie, I always store in fridge. Warm in preheated 350 degree oven for 10 minutes. Better than microwave in my opinion.
Perfect cake for making while in quarantine! Thanks for the easy recipe!
Yep…I’m right here with ya…since I had the ingredients on hand I decided to give it a try! I prefer cakes like this over cakes with icing.
Yes, Wanda! I hope you enjoyed every bite. Dump cakes are far better than frosted cakes in my opinion. Stay safe!
Hi Krystal! Yes, it’s perfect for this quarantine. Enjoy every bite. Stay safe!
I only have one can crushed pineapple. Will this still work?
Hi Angie! Thanks for your interest in my recipe! I’ve never tested with one can of pineapples.
I’m “guessing” it will be a moist cake with small pieces of pineapples. Worth a try!
I made an apple Dump cake a few days ago with just one can but I used a 9×9 pan and I used a half a box of cake mix. Turned out great, Hope that helps.
Cindy, thank you for the helpful tip! Helps a lot. Making one soon.
How long did you cook it?
Thank you for asking! Remove from oven. Use back of spoon to “smooth” top of cake until cake batter and melted butter are combined. Return to oven for 20-25 more minutes until top crust is brown and edges are bubbly.
In quarantine in NC and making this today. Stay safe and healthy everyone.
Charlotte, I hope you enjoyed the Pineapple Dump Cake. Determined to stay safe!
Can I use salted butter
Argerta, although I’ve never used salted butter in this recipe, my “guess” is yes. I’ve used salted butter in other cake recipes and they were good.
Unfortunately the store only had salted butter so I’m giving it a try now! Very excited! Thanks for the easy recipe!
Katelynn, I’ve used salted butter a few times. Cake was still good. I hope you enjoy!