Lemon Dump Cake

Lemon Dump Cake is one of the easiest cakes that you will ever make. If you are looking for a summer recipe that is bright, fun and needs less prep work this is it! This lemon Cake definitely ticks all the marks and is an ultimate crowd pleaser!

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It is still a cake. Wonder why I am stressing on why it is easier than other cakes and all? That's because this cake is made with only three ingredients. 

Not only that, prep work mostly involves layering the ingredients one by one in a baking dish and baking it till done.

Ingredients needed:

Lemon Pie Filling: Now this is what makes this recipe so flavorful and extremely convenient. You will need two cans of filling. Even lemon curd works if in any case you are not able to source lemon pie filling.

Cake Mix: If you'd like a double dose of lemon in your dessert go for a lemon flavored cake mix. Else you can choose your favorite brand's yellow or white cake mix.

Butter: You can use salted or unsalted butter here. Both work well but since cake mix contains a slight amount of salt, I prefer to use unsalted butter here.

You know what else would be good here? A layer of cream cheese in the center. I noticed whipped cream cheese works very well in dump cakes.

If you choose to add a layer of cream cheese, add it right after you spread lemon pie filling in the bottom of your baking dish.

How to make dump cake?

Find detailed instructions in the recipe card below. These are the steps that we are following to put this easy dessert together.

Spread Lemon Filling: Layer the filling evenly in a 9 x 13 baking dish. I like to avoid metallic and dark colored dishes when making dump cakes. I suggest to use a ceramic or a glass dish.

Add a layer of Cake Mix: Melt half a stick of butter in microwave and allow it to come to room temperature before adding to cake mix. Spread a layer of cake mix on top of lemon filling.
Once you have poured melted butter over cake mix, mix it gently to form a crumbly mixture.

Bake till done: Preheat your oven and bake it till the top gets golden in color. 

Serving Suggestions:

You can serve this cake warm or cold with a huge dallop of vanilla ice cream. Whipped cream or cool whip pairs so well with this dump cake as well.

Storing Information:

This cake keeps well when stored in refrigerator covered tightly at all times for up to 7 days. You can make use of the lid that comes with your baking dish. Alternatively, you can use a plastic wrap to cover your dish and refrigerate it.

This cake also freezes well for up to 2 months. Allow the cake to come to room temperature by thawing it over counter top or in the refrigerator overnight.

Why This Recipe works?

Easy to put together: Seriously this is the easiest cake to bake ever. Minimal ingredients, minimal effort. The ingredients are versatile too. Go for lemon curd or lemon pie filling. Then use a cake mix of your choice, bake and dig in!

Numerous Flavor Options possible: One of my another favorites is this Cherry Dump Cake Recipe. Here lemon filling is replaced with cherry pie filling.

Play around with other fillings such as Blueberry filling or even Strawberry, Apple pie or Pineapple fillings. You can even combine 2 different flavors of fillings and bake them into one cake. Choices are endless.

Great for get togethers and potlucks: Every person in that get together is sure to rave about it! Serve it in the same dish that you baked this dump cake in. Or make it even cuter by serving it in mini jars as individual portions.

Quick Tips to make a perfect dump cake:

• A layer of cream cheese will turn your lemon cake to lemon cream cheese dump cake. Try it if you are a cream cheese lover.
• Do Not Over Bake: When the crumb gets golden and the filling is just bubbling underneath, your cake is ready. Don't be tempted to continue to bake it after this stage. Else the filling can get dry and the crumb on top is likely to burn.
• Lemon Zest: If you want the lemon flavor to shine through in the cake, add zest of a lemon to the cake mix.
• To Mix or not to mix: Well this topic can be debatable whether to mix butter in the cake mix or not. You can definitely cut your cold butter into pieces and simply layer them over cake mix. But I personally like to mix them a bit so that most of the cake mix is coated in butter. 

More Fun Desserts for you:

Tres Leches Cake

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

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The Best Carrot Cake Recipe

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Recipe

Lemon Dump Cake

Lemon Dump Cake is one of the easiest cakes that you will ever make. If you are looking for a summer recipe that is bright, fun and needs less prep work this is it! This lemon Cake definitely ticks all the marks and is an ultimate crowd pleaser!

4.63 from 16 votes

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Baking Time: 40 minutes minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes minutes

Servings 12 People

1x2x3x

Calories: 245kcal

Author: Neha

Equipment

• 1 9 x 13 Baking Dish (Preferably Ceramic or Glass)

Ingredients

• ▢ 15 oz Yellow Cake Mix
• ▢ 48 oz Lemon Pie Filling
• ▢ ½ cup Melted Butter (unsalted preferably)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350℉ and spray a 9x13" Ceramic/Baking dish with butter or oil spray.
• Melt ½ a cup of butter in a microwave safe bowl using microwave and set it aside. Pour 2 cans of lemon pie filling into the prepare dish and spread evenly using a spatula or spoon.
• Next layer cake mix over the filling and pour melted butter over cake mix. Roughly mix so that most of the cake mix is coated in butter. (Don't dig in all the way through while mixing, you don't want all of that lemon filling to be mixed in the cake mix. You just want the butter to be mixed in cake mix.)

  You may also mix cake mix and butter in a medium bowl and then layer it on lemon filling if you wish.
• Bake it in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or until the cake crumb gets a deep golden color on it. The filling would just start bubbling at this point. Take care not to overbake the cake once you notice the filling has started bubbling.
• Take the baked cake out of oven and allow it to set for a few minutes before enjoying. You can also cool it down slightly and keep it in refrigerator until chilled and enjoy with a dollop of ice cream or whipped cream.

Notes

Storing and Freezing Instructions: Store dump cake in refrigerator covered at all times. It will last there for about a week. You can also freeze this cake in freezer safe containers for 2-3 months. Thaw overnight in refrigerator before enjoying.

Adding a layer of Cream Cheese: Add another layer of deliciousness to your dump cake if you love cheese cake. Use 8 oz of whipped cream cheese and layer it after layering lemon filling to the baking dish. Then top with cake mix and bake as usual.

Don't use metallic or Dark Colored baking dishes: Glass/ceramic baking dishes work perfectly for baking dump cakes. Metallic dishes can turn the cake crumb too dark too soon before the filling underneath sets. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1Person | Calories: 245kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Sodium: 477mg | Sugar: 28g

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