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    Home » Recipes » Desserts » Strawberry Dump Cake

    Strawberry Dump Cake

    Published: May 8, 2023 Modified: Jul 5, 2023 by Isabel Laessig

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    My Strawberry Dump Cake recipe is a miracle dessert! With only 5 minutes of prep time and 50 minutes in the oven, this is a quick and easy-to-make dump cake recipe with so much flavor. It’s the easiest strawberry dessert you will ever make, but everyone who tries it will be amazed by how decadently delicious it is!

    strawberry dump cake with a serving spoon in a baking dish
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    • Strawberry Dump Cake Recipe
    • Strawberry Dump Cake Ingredients
    • Recipe for Strawberry Dump Cake
    • Strawberry Dump Cake Recipe Tips
    • Strawberry Dump Cake Recipes Recipes FAQs
    • Strawberry Dump Cake Substitutions
    • Dump Cake Recipes
    • Easy Strawberry Desserts
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    Strawberry Dump Cake Recipe

    I am a big fan of quick and easy dessert recipes, especially fresh strawberry desserts. The truth is, you don’t always need to spend hours in the kitchen to make a delicious cake!

    Some of the best desserts in the world are so simple, that it’s almost hard to believe. My homemade strawberry shortcake recipe is a perfect example. It is just so simple and yet so good!

    I could not believe how easy this cake was to make. It turned out perfectly and my family loved it.

    Dori on Pinterest
    beautiful strawberry dump cake at an angle in a white dish

    Strawberry Dump Cake Ingredients

    • fresh strawberries, roughly chopped
    • cornstarch
    • sugar
    • all-purpose flour
    • baking powder
    • salt
    • sugar
    • cold butter, sliced
    • optional: bananas, if you want to make it a strawberry banana dump cake
    ingredients to make strawberry dump cake with labels

    Recipe for Strawberry Dump Cake

    1. Preheat your oven to 350°F. Add roughly chopped strawberries to a small rectangular baking dish (9 by 7″ works well). Spoon sugar and cornstarch over the strawberries. Mix until evenly coated.
      fresh strawberries added to a baking dish
    2. In a bowl, combine all-purpose flour with sugar, baking powder, salt and sugar. Mix gently. Sprinkle evenly over the top of the fruit. Use a spoon to smooth out the top to be as even as possible.
      flour mixture sprinkled evenly over strawberries in a baking dish
    3. Arrange butter slices on top of the dish.
      butter slices placed on top of dump cake ready to bake
    4. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until the top is golden-brown and it is ooey gooey in the middle. Top with ice cream or whipped cream, and serve! Enjoy this easy peasy recipe!
      a large serving spoon in a white dish of strawberry dump cake

    Loved your Strawberry Dump Cake! Came out very delicious and oh so easy to make! Hope others will take advantage of this Strawberry Cake!!!

    Shari on Pinterest

    Strawberry Dump Cake Recipe Tips

    • Check within the first few minutes of baking to make sure the butter completely covers the cake once it melts. If it does not, add more butter to the parts of the cake that are not covered.
    • Make sure to evenly distribute the butter so all parts of the dump cake are covered by it once it melts. If it doesn’t cover the top of the cake completely, you may find dry spots, so keep an eye on it in the oven and add more butter if necessary.
    • Try other fruit flavors! Raspberries and bananas are delicious, and so are blackberries and blueberries. Mix it up and have fun! The best part about this strawberry dump cake recipe is that it works so well with your favorite fruits.
    a serving of strawberry dump cake in a bowl with whipped cream and a strawberry on top

    Strawberry Dump Cake Recipes Recipes FAQs

    What is a dump cake?

    Dump cake is the perfect name for this type of dessert! You make dump cake recipes by literally “dumping” all of the ingredients into a baking dish and baking them, with very little effort involved. To make it even better, dump cake recipes like this one are perfect for pairing with ice cream.

    Can you make dump cakes ahead of time?

    This dump cake recipe is so easy to prepare that I recommend making it the day of and serving it right out of the oven. However, if you are short on time, you can bake it the day before and heat it in a 300 ° oven for 15 minutes right before serving.

    freshly baked dump cake with a few servings missing in the baking dish

    Strawberry Dump Cake Substitutions

    • We like to make our cake mix from scratch when we can. It’s actually super easy! But, you can always use boxed cake mix if you prefer to make your strawberry dump cake recipe.
    • You can substitute any of your favorite fruits in this recipe and it will turn out just as amazing!

    First time making this & everyone enjoyed it. Even my picky 2 year old who hates eating strawberries.

    Pinky on Pinterest

    Dump Cake Recipes

    • Rhubarb Dump Cake
    • Peach Dump Cake
    • Apple Dump Cake
    • Pumpkin Dump Cake
    • Oooey Gooey Butter Cake

    Easy Strawberry Desserts

    • Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
    • Strawberry Cheesecake Recipe
    • Strawberry Sauce (so good over ice cream)
    • Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Cake
    • Fresas con Crema

    📋 Recipe

    strawberry dump cake with a serving spoon in a baking dish

    Strawberry Dump Cake

    Isabel Laessig
    My Strawberry Dump Cake recipe is a miracle dessert with just 5 minutes of prep and 50 minutes to bake! Everyone will ask you for the recipe!
    4.51 from 101 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 50 minutes mins
    Total Time 55 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12 Servings
    Calories 193 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    For the fruit:

    • 2 pounds fresh strawberries roughly chopped
    • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
    • ¼ cup sugar

    For the cake mix:

    • ½ cup sugar
    • 1¼ cup all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ⅓ teaspoon salt
    • 2 teaspoons sugar
    • 1½ stick cold butter
    Cooking Conversions

    See our Cooking Conversions Chart for help converting measurements!

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350°F. Dump the chopped strawberries into a small rectangular baking dish (approximately 9 x 7 inch). Spoon sugar and cornstarch on top. Mix until the strawberries are evenly coated.
      2 pounds fresh strawberries, ¼ cup sugar, 1 tablespoon cornstarch
      fresh strawberries added to a baking dish
    • In a bowl, combine sugar, flour, baking powder, salt and sugar and mix gently. Sprinkle the mixture evenly on top of the fruit. Use a spoon to make the top as even as possible.
      ½ cup sugar, 1¼ cup all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ⅓ teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons sugar
      flour mixture sprinkled evenly over strawberries in a baking dish
    • Arrange the butter slices on top of the cake mixture. Place the pan in the oven to bake. Make sure that the butter has covered completely the cake after melting; if not, add some more butter on the parts of the cake that are still dry.
      1½ stick cold butter
      butter slices placed on top of dump cake ready to bake
    • Bake the cake for 50-60 minutes or until the top becomes golden brown. Serve warm, preferably with an ice cream scoop on top, and store leftovers for 2-3 days in the refrigerator. Enjoy!
      a large serving spoon in a white dish of strawberry dump cake

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    Notes

    • Optional: If you want to add bananas for a strawberry banana dump cake, slice 2 bananas and mix with the strawberries, sugar, and cornstarch. Nothing else needs to be changed, though you can use 1 pound strawberries instead if you add banana.
    • Want to try a variation with different fruits? No problem! Just consider increasing the sugar with fruits that are less sweet.
    • Make sure the butter is well distributed on top so that it covers the cake mix perfectly as it melts. Otherwise, you are risking to find traces of dry flour afterward which won’t be pleasant to eat.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servingCalories: 193kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 127mgPotassium: 166mgFiber: 2gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 244IUVitamin C: 44mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Miriam says

      August 29, 2020 at 9:06 pm

      5 stars
      Easy & so yummy!! This is so good I ate half of it all by myself lol!! I will be making this a lot!!

      Reply
      • Em Beitel says

        August 31, 2020 at 10:52 am

        Thank you so much, Miriam! We’re so glad to hear you enjoyed it!

        Reply
      • KATHY says

        April 08, 2023 at 4:18 pm

        5 stars
        Super recipe!! Genius 🙂 <3

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        • Isabel Laessig says

          April 13, 2023 at 3:10 pm

          So glad you enjoy it, Kathy!

          Reply
    2. Debbie says

      November 25, 2020 at 9:34 pm

      This looks delicious. But what is vanilla sugar?

      Reply
      • Em Beitel says

        November 27, 2020 at 11:07 am

        Debbie, thank you for catching that! That is just supposed to be regular sugar. We’ve updated the recipe card to reflect that.

        Reply
    3. Cathy says

      August 06, 2022 at 12:53 pm

      Has anyone made it with frozen strawberries and bananas? I’m wondering if there would be too much liquid. I’m going to try this today.

      Reply
      • Em Beitel says

        September 05, 2022 at 10:27 am

        Hi Cathy! We have not tried this but would love to know how it turns out.

        Reply
    4. Martha says

      October 01, 2022 at 6:30 pm

      My cake came out very watery. What did I do wrong

      Reply
      • Em Beitel says

        October 03, 2022 at 11:44 am

        Hi Martha! I’m very sorry to hear that. My thought would be something might have gone wrong with the measuring – or the fruits were especially juicy, but the cornstarch should prevent that from being an issue.

        Reply
    5. Rhonda Bowers says

      December 10, 2022 at 3:33 pm

      Can I make this without the bananas? Most of my family do not eat them.

      Reply
      • Em Beitel says

        December 12, 2022 at 1:28 pm

        Hi Rhonda! Of course, you can make it without the bananas. I would use more strawberries to make up for it. Or you could use another fruit! Whichever you prefer.

        Reply
    6. Jeanne Quinn says

      December 24, 2022 at 8:37 am

      Hi. Can I use a glass baking dish?

      Reply
      • Em Beitel says

        December 29, 2022 at 11:51 am

        Hi Jeanne! Yes, that’s just fine. Enjoy!

        Reply
    7. Veronica says

      January 23, 2023 at 9:26 am

      Hi
      The cake recipe show 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tbsp sugar…. how much sugar am I putting in the flour mix ?

      Reply
      • Em Beitel says

        January 23, 2023 at 2:56 pm

        ½ cup sugar for the cake mix, Veronica! Thank you so much, and enjoy!

        Reply
    8. David M Chase says

      August 27, 2023 at 1:23 pm

      Hi we love the strawberry dump cake I also tried it with blueberries came out the same way great I also tried one with peaches didn’t come out well
      Now I’m making a blueberry peach dump cake

      Reply
      • Isabel Laessig says

        August 31, 2023 at 12:32 pm

        Hi David! I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed it and are experimenting with different flavors! For peaches, did you use fresh or canned? Canned peaches usually work better for baking – you could use a peach pie filling and it should work very well. Maybe give that a try if you haven’t? Enjoy!

        Reply

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