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Strawberry Dump Cake

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!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword easy strawberry desserts, srawberry desserts easy, strawberry dump cake, strawberry dump cake recipe
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 12 Servings
Calories 193kcal

Ingredients

For the fruit:

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

For the cake mix:

  • ½ cup sugar
  • cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • stick cold butter

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: 1serving | Calories: 193kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 127mg | Potassium: 166mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 244IU | Vitamin C: 44mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg