{"slug":"cherry-pineapple-dump-cake","collection":"recipes","is_recipe":true,"visibility":"public","title":"Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake","description":"An effortlessly indulgent dump cake layered with cherry pie filling, crushed pineapple, and golden cake mix topped with pools of melted butter.","body_md":"\nThis is an old \"easy recipe\" which is deliciously deadly. Eat with care.\nThe \"Cherry Pineapple\" rendition is just one way this cake can be\nprepared; the basic recipe can be altered to use any flavor of cake mix\nwith any variety of canned fruits.\n\n## Special Equipment\n\n-   9x13\" Cake Pan\n\n## Preheat Oven\n\n-   Preheat oven to 350°F.\n\n## Ingredients\n\n-   1 can cherry pie filling\n-   1 can crush pineapple, in natural juice\n-   120ml (½ cup) chilled butter, cut into half tablespoon pieces\n-   1 packaged yellow cake mix\n\n## Preparation\n\n1.  Grease a 9x13\" cake pan.\n2.  Dump cherry pie filling into cake pan.\n3.  Dump crushed pineapple (including juice) into cake pan.\n4.  Stir to combine cherries and pineapples; spread evenly.\n5.  Dump yellow cake mix atop fruits; spread evenly.\n6.  Evenly distribute butter pieces over top of cake.\n\n## Bake\n\n1.  Bake 45 minutes or until cake mix is golden brown.\n\n## Variations\n\n-   Strawberry pie filling with chocolate cake mix\n","draft":false,"servings":"12","prep_time":"10 minutes","cook_time":"45 minutes","total_time":"55 minutes","created_at":"2014-12-01T04:18:00Z","categories":["dessert"],"tags":["Boxed Cake Mix","Cherries","Convenience","Family Recipe","Pineapple"],"methods":["Baked"],"themes":["Vegetarian"],"ingredients":[{"section":"","items":["-   1 can cherry pie filling","-   1 can crush pineapple, in natural juice","-   120ml (½ cup) chilled butter, cut into half tablespoon pieces","-   1 packaged yellow cake mix"],"parsed":[{"raw":"-   1 can cherry pie filling","qty":1,"unit":"can","item":"cherry pie filling"},{"raw":"-   1 can crush pineapple, in natural juice","qty":1,"unit":"can","item":"crush pineapple, in natural juice"},{"raw":"-   120ml (½ cup) chilled butter, cut into half tablespoon pieces","qty":120,"unit":"ml","item":"chilled butter","prep":"cut into half tablespoon pieces"},{"raw":"-   1 packaged yellow cake mix","qty":1,"item":"packaged yellow cake mix"}]}],"servings_int":12,"qc":{"status":"passed","last_checked_at":"2026-07-30T01:57:32.065107Z","checked_by":"robert@sigler.io","standard_version":"2026-07-29","findings_count":0,"stale":false}}