Pineapple Cherry Dump Cake

This pineapple cherry dump cake tastes so much like a pineapple upside down cake! This recipe is so easy to make and only uses four ingredients (including a box of yellow cake mix!)

The cherries and pineapple pair so nicely together with the crumbly, buttery topping. It's a fun recipe to make with kids, since it's simple to make.

Dump cakes are easy and delicious ways to make desserts. And this cherry pineapple dump cake uses cherry pie filling, boxed cake mix, and crushed pineapple for a delicious cake that winds up golden brown with a nice crust.

The recipe requires almost no prep time since it's made with a box of cake mix, butter, and pantry ingredients.

Speaking of, the pineapple and cherry dump cake only uses four ingredients. FOUR ingredients to make a delicious cake.

Ingredients:

• Cherry pie filling -  This is easy to find! You can usually find cherry pie filling in the baking aisle. I've used regular and tart cherries, and both are great! Go for the tart cherries if you like a little more of a tart taste, and regular if you don't.
• Crushed pineapple - The pineapple provides a bit of a tropical flavor to the pineapple upside down dump cake. Make sure to get crushed pineapple and not pineapple chunks.
• Yellow cake mix - Simply grab a box of yellow cake mix for this recipe.
• Butter - You'll mix this with the yellow cake mix to give this dump cake its sweet, buttery flavor.

What is a dump cake?

A dump cake means you dump ingredients into a cake pan, possibly stir them, stick in the oven, and bake. Also, you use a spoon to kind of just dump onto a pile on your plate to eat. It doesn't matter how this pineapple cherry dump cake looks, it only matters how it tastes. And it's delicious.

An easier pineapple cherry cake

This recipe also gets it's inspiration from a pineapple upside down cake... but it's just a LOT easier to make. So it is basically a pineapple upside down dump cake.

One thing I love about this cherry pineapple dump cake is it just uses canned fruit. That means you can make it any time of year.

If you want those tropical flavors in summer, go ahead. If you are wanting to bring some brightness to your fall or winter days, make this dump cake.

Also, it's great for holidays! If you're going to a relative's house for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or another holiday, this is a quick and easy dessert to make.

How to serve the dump cake:

The dump cake is delicious just scooped onto a plate and eaten as is. However, here are a few more ideas to take this dessert to the next level:

• Add some chopped nuts to the top (pecans, chopped walnuts, or chopped almonds all work great!)
• Serve with almond or vanilla whipped cream
• Serve with ice cream.. I love vanilla ice cream on this
• Serve with an aeropress cappuccino or french press latte

Recipe tips:

• I use one box of yellow cake mix in this recipe. It really lets the cherry pie filling and the pineapple shine through. White cake mix works great too! If you use a different flavor of dry cake mix like strawberry, lemon, or butter pecan, just know that it will impact the flavor of the cake.
• The dump cake can be stored, covered, at room temperature for 1-2 days. To eat, I recommend reheating slightly before serving.

How to make the cake:

First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Then get out a cake pan and add the can of crushed pineapple and can of cherries (juice and all!)

Next, mix the pineapple and cherries all together.

Melt the butter, combine with yellow cake mix, and stir until crumbly.

Sprinkle into the pan.

Bake, cool slightly, then scoop some out to enjoy!

Looking for more easy desserts? Try these!

• Chess Bars
• Lemonade Pie
• Dutch Apple Pie