Mixed Berry Dump Cake

This Mixed Berry Dump Cake is a quick and easy way to make a crowd-pleasing recipe with only 3 ingredients!

Got a last-minute party or potluck? Ready for the big game? Everyone loves easy dump cake desserts and the cook will love that it’s made in one dish. This makes it simple to serve and quick to clean up. 

Mixed Berry Dump Cake

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Mixed Berry Dump Cake

• It is also called a “Are You Kidding Cake?” Berry dump cakes are so yummy, everyone will wonder how they can be so easy. Easy enough for new-ish bakers and the kids to prepare.
• Easy dump cakes are perfect desserts that bake up fresh in less than an hour and are yummy served hot or cold.
• Serve with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, or caramel syrup. Or make a crunchy streusel topping with brown sugar, oats, and chopped walnuts or pecans.

Ingredients and Variations

CAKE: A dump cake with yellow cake mix means any kind of fruit will work. Try a spice cake mix with apples or a chocolate cake mix with cherries or strawberries. But really, any cake mix will do. 

FRUIT: Dump cake made with frozen berries will bake up the same as if fresh or canned berries would, simply add a little extra bake time. Choose any berry blend you desire. Triple berries like blackberries, blueberries, or raspberries are wonderful. Try strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries, or create a specialty blend with favorites from the farmer’s market.

SODA: Make dump cakes with soda for two reasons; it adds a little sweetness to the berries and the carbonation helps the cake rise up nice and fluffy. 7-Up, lemon-lime, even cherry soda or cola can create a sweet new flavor.

How to Make a Dump Cake

This is a quick and delicious dump cake!

1. Pour frozen berries into a prepared baking dish.
2. Sprinkle the cake mix over the top.
3. Pour the entire can of soda over the top of the cake mix.
4. Bake until the fruit is bubbly and the top is golden brown. (As per recipe below).

Time Savers

Assemble the fruit filling and topping, cover, and keep in the refrigerator until ready to bake. Add the soda right before baking.

Easy Dump Cake Tips!

Crumble up the cake mix before topping onto the fruit so lumps don’t form.

Let the dump cake cool about 5 minutes before serving.

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Mixed Berry Dump Cake

This easy dump cake recipe needs just 3 ingredients! And the sweet berry filling and crisp topping make a winning combination.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 40 mins

Total Time 45 mins

Servings 9 servings

Author Holly

Ingredients

• 1 box yellow cake mix dry mix, not prepared
• 12 ounce frozen berries
• 12 oz can Sprite or 7-Up, or other lemon lime soda

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350°F and grease an 8×8 baking dish.

• Pour frozen berries into the prepared dish and sprinkle dry cake mix on top.

• Pour the can of soda over top of the cake mix, making sure you get as much of the cake mix wet with soda as possible.

• Bake 40-45 minutes or until top is golden brown and edges are bubbly.

Notes

If you’d prefer, replace the soda with 1/2 cup melted butter.
Frozen berries can be replaced with canned pie filling.

Nutrition

Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 422mg | Potassium: 48mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 17IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 125mg | Iron: 1mg

Keyword berry dump cake, easy dump cake

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

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