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Apple Cherry Dump Cake

This dessert is easy to make with just six ingredients.  Pairs well with vanilla ice cream or real whipped cream. Recipe and photography by Beverly Davis for CornbreadMillionaire.com.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: #applecherrydumpcake, #dumpcake, easyrecipe
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 87kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 can (21 ouces) cherry pie filling
  • 1 can (20 ounces) apple pie filling
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, divided From one small lemon.
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 box (15.25 ounces) yellow cake mix
  • 1/2 cup (or 1 stick) unsalted butter, cold Do not use margarine.

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Dump cherry pie and apple pie into a 9x13 buttered baking dish. Sprinkle fresh lemon juice and vanilla extract over fruit. Use a spoon to spread mixture evenly around pan.
  • 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 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 bubbly and golden brown. To further test for doneness, remove a small spoon full. If the cake looks like batter underneath, return to oven for 10 minutes.
  • Serve hot.
  • Superb with vanilla ice cream or real whipped cream.