Easy Peach Dump Cake Recipe - Made with just 3 simple ingredients: canned peaches, cake mix, and butter, and baked to golden bubbly, syrupy perfection. Oh wow!
This easy dessert recipe, also known as peach cobbler dump cake, is similar to a peach cobbler but easier to make. All you need are 3 simple ingredients, and only 5 minutes of hands on prep work to throw it together.
Bonus: We'll show you how to level up this simple recipe with frozen or fresh fruit picked during the peak of peach season and a few extra ingredients.
People go wild for this delicious dessert. It's one of our all time favorite recipes for a delicious dessert the whole family loves. It's a hit every time I make it. So, it's no wonder it's my favorite dessert to bring to a party.
It's a truly great recipe and the perfect dessert to bring to summer parties and cookouts with friends and family. And it goes so well with bbq recipes like our Perfect Pulled Pork, and Homemade Coleslaw.
Dump cake recipes are the easiest desserts to make. You just dump the ingredients into a baking dish one right after another and it's ready for the oven. You can even make this easy recipe in a slow cooker.
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What Makes This Recipe Work
This simple recipe is super easy to throw together with just a few pantry ingredients.
Secret to this Recipe...is that it is a super versatile fruit dessert recipe. Don't have canned peaches? Just swap out canned peaches for any canned fruit that you have on hand, and you're good to go!
Here's What You Need
Ingredients
This quick dessert is made with simple ingredients that are easy to keep on hand just in case you get the craving for an irresistible fruit dessert.
- 1 - 29 ounce canned peaches in heavy syrup - May substitute canned peach slices in light syrup or fruit juice. But if you do, drain a cup of liquid from the can. The goal is to have enough moisture so that the peaches are syrupy, and not too watery when baked.
- 1 box of cake mix - We use a box of yellow cake mix. May substitute white cake mix.
- 1 cup salted butter - We use two sticks, but 1 stick of butter will work, too.
Equipment
- baking dish - 9 x 13 baking dish, casserole dish, or disposable roasting pan.
Make it fancy with a pretty baking dish. Our favorite one to use is this Emile Henry baking dish, which we have in blue.
For casual potlucks, summer cook outs and picnics, we use a disposable roasting pan. That way we can just leave it or throw the pan away for easy cleanup. - can opener
- knife - For cutting the butter.
- airtight container or aluminum foil - for storage purposes.
- nonstick cooking spray (optional) - This can be used to spray the bottom of the baking dish, but we have found it to be an unnecessary step.
Substitutions
The are so many substitution possibilities for this easy fruit dessert!
Try swapping out the sliced peaches for another canned fruit or fruit filling. Here's some ideas for you:
- cherry and pineapple - can of cherry pie filling and a can of crushed pineapple.
- pineapple
- strawberry
- raspberry
- rhubarb
- blueberry
- apple pie filling
- pear
- pumpkin
- chocolate cherry
- butter pecan
How to Make It
Dump Cake is the simplest dessert to make. If you are willing to spend 5 minutes throwing it together and 45 minutes waiting while it bakes, you will be so glad you made the effort!
- Preheat Oven to 350°.
- Dump Peaches. Dump a large can of peaches with heavy syrup into the bottom of an 9 x 13 baking dish.
- Cake Mix. Spread out one box of dry cake mix over the top of the peaches. Be careful spread it so that it evenly covers the all of the peaches.
- Cover with Butter. Cut the sticks of butter into thin pieces and layer the pieces of butter evenly over the top of the cake mix.
- Bake. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes until the top is a beautiful golden brown and the syrupy peaches are bubbling up along the sides of the baking dish.
Make It In The Slow Cooker
On the go? Set it and forget it. Make this peach dump cake in a slow cooker and keep it warm until its time to serve.
- Dump a large can of peaches into the bottom of a slow cooker or crock pot.
- Spread dry cake mix over the top of the fruit.
- Pour melted butter over the top of the cake mix.
- Place the lid of the crock pot on and slow cook on high for 2 hours.
- Lower the temperature to the warm setting and keep it warm until you're ready to serve.
Recipe FAQ's
It is a delicious baked fruit dessert made from 3 ingredients: Sliced canned fruit, cake mix, and topped with butter. It is similar to a cobbler, except that it uses cake mix instead of a biscuit or pastry topping that a cobbler uses.
You DO NOT STIR a dump cake. First layer is the fruit. Second layer is the cake mix. Third layer is butter on top. A lot of butter. The butter will soak into the cake layer underneath it and create a delicious, browned crust on top of the fruit when baked.
Dump cake is done when the fruit is bubbly on the edges and the cake is baked through.
Variations
Make peach and pineapple dump cake by adding crushed pineapple in with the peaches. Or try swapping out the sliced peaches for a can of cherry pie filling and a can of crushed pineapple. Twice the fruit and oh so delicious!
Pro Tips
Go the extra mile and level up this delicious dessert recipe with a few extra ingredients and steps.
- Add Frozen or Fresh Peaches. Add an additional 16-20 ounce bag of frozen peeled and sliced peaches or use peak of season fresh peaches. Mix them together with the canned peaches.
- Make A Cinnamon Sugar Mixture. Frozen or fresh peaches will require some sugar to create a syrupy consistency. Mix together ½ cup granulated, white sugar + ½ cup light brown sugar + 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon + ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg.
- Mix Peaches and Cinnamon Sugar Mixture. Pour the cinnamon sugar mixture over the peaches and mix together to combine.
- Make A Quick Streusel Topping. This extra step will ensure that the butter mixes in so that the top bakes evenly.
Slice 2 sticks of cold, salted butter into cubes. Put the cake mix in a food processor and add the cubed butter, and a little brown sugar. Close the lid and pulse to combine. The streusel topping is ready when it looks the size of peas or coarse sand. - Spread Streusel Topping. Spread the streusel topping out so that the peaches are completely covered.
- Bake. Bake in a 350°F oven for 45 minutes.
Note: Frozen peaches will take longer to bake. Bake frozen peaches for about 70-75 minutes.
Serving Suggestions
This delicious treat is best served while the peaches are warm and syrupy with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. Yum!
Freezing and Storage
Store leftovers at room temperature or in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. It can also be put in an airtight container and stored in the freezer.
How to Reheat It
Leftover peach dump cake is such a delicious treat for breakfast or anytime. I'm always so happy to have a little cake leftover to sweeten the day.
This delicious cake is great reheated in the oven or the microwave. Reheat a whole pan in the oven at 350°F for about 15 minutes, or until hot and bubbly. Reheat individual portions in the microwave at 30 second increments warmed through.
There you have it. We hope you enjoy our super simple, super tasty recipe for the very best 3 Ingredient Peach Dump Cake - bubbly, syrupy, and delicious. And completely irresistible with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream. So good! Try it and let us know how you like this delicious cake. We'd love to hear from you!
xo ~ Seanna
More Tasty Dessert Recipes
Next time, be sure to try one of our other tasty dessert recipes.
More Dump Cake Recipes
- Dump Cakes - Recipe by Ree Drummond on FoodNetwork.com.
- Crock Pot Cherry Dump Cake - Easy recipe using a Crock Pot by Crock Pot Ladies.
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📖 Recipe
Peach Dump Cake Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 29 ounces sliced peaches in heavy syrup
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 cup butter 2 sticks, salted
Instructions
Preheat Oven to 350°
- Dump Peaches. Pour one can of sliced peaches with heavy syrup into the bottom of an rectangular baking dish.29 ounces sliced peaches in heavy syrup
- Cake Mix. Spread one box of yellow cake mix on top of the layer of peaches. Be careful spread out the cake mix so that it evenly covers the peaches.1 box yellow cake mix
- Cover with Butter. Cut the sticks of butter into thin pieces and layer the pieces of butter evenly over the cake mix layer.1 cup butter
- Bake. Place the baking dish into the oven and bake at 350° for 45 minutes until the top is beautiful golden brown in color and the syrupy peaches are bubbling up along the sides of the baking dish.
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Notes
Level Up With Add-Ins
Go the extra mile and level up this easy recipe with a few extra ingredients and steps.- Add Frozen or Fresh Peaches. Add an additional 16-20 ounce bag of frozen peeled and sliced peaches or use peak of season fresh peaches. Mix them together with the canned peaches.
- Make A Sugar Mixture. Frozen or fresh peaches will require some sugar to create a syrupy consistency. Mix together ½ cup granulated, white sugar + ½ cup light brown sugar + 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon + ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg.
- Mix Peaches and Sugar Mixture. Pour the sugar mixture over the peaches and mix together to combine.
- Make A Quick Streusel Topping. This extra step will ensure that the butter mixes in so that the top bakes evenly.
Slice 2 sticks of cold, salted butter into cubes. Put the cake mix in a food processor and add two sticks of cold, cubed butter on top. Close the lid and pulse to combine. The streusel topping is ready when it looks the size of peas or coarse sand. - Spread Streusel Topping. Spread the streusel topping out so that the peaches are completely covered.
- Bake. Bake in a 350°F oven for 45 minutes.
Note: Frozen peaches will take longer to bake. Bake frozen peaches for about 70-75 minutes.
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Penny
This is so easy to make & it tastes fantastic! I made it using the peaches the first time & since then I have also made it using 2 cans of Blueberry Pie Filling with a white cake mix. This also tasted spectacular & our dinner guest just raved about it. No one will ever guess just how easy it is to make because it actually tastes as though you were in the kitchen cooking for hours! Never again will I have to panic whenever unexpected guests show up on our doorstep!
Seanna
That's so awesome to hear, Penny! Blueberry sounds delicious.
Yvonne E Siber
It sounds delicious. I was wondering if frozen fruits could be used instead of canned. I don't have canned fruits but I do have frozen, of course.
Seanna
Hi Yvonne,
Thank you! Sure, though I haven't tested this recipe with frozen fruit. You'd need to sweeten up the frozen fruit first. Try adding 1/4 cup of granulated sugar to the frozen fruit and heat it up in a pan on the stovetop until its bubbly, syrupy, and sweet like canned fruit. If it's not sweet enough, add more sugar. Then follow the recipe steps to complete the Dump Cake. Let me know how it turns out!
Judy Given
Can I use peach pie filling instead of canned peaches?
Seanna Borrows
Absolutely! It'll turn out perfectly. I'll be sure to add that note in the recipe. Thanks so much for your question. 😊
Laura
Super delicious and so easy to make. Next time I’m making it with blueberries.
Seanna
Thanks Laura. Blueberry sounds so good!
Russ
Incredibly D-licious!
Seanna
Thanks Russ! Next up is Apple Crisp!
Hannah
Looks delicious!! Can't wait to try :))))
Seanna
Thanks Hannah! I hope you'll make it for your friends!