Peach Dump Cake

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Looking for a quick and easy dessert? Then my 3 ingredient peach dump cake is the recipe for you! I used canned peaches in their juice and top it with a box of cake mix and cubes of butter. Bake until golden and bubbly for a delicious sweet treat that everyone will enjoy.

Peach Dump Cake

My family all love dessert, but I don’t always have time to spend hours preparing it. That’s when quick and easy dessert recipes like this easy peach dump cake come in very handy. Using a box of cake mix and canned peaches it’s ready in no time.

Hands on prep time with this dessert is minimal, just 5 minutes, as I make the peach dump cake with cake mix. I use a box of yellow cake mix, but you could use vanilla or white cake mix. Just make sure to follow my instructions, and not the instructions on the cake mix package, otherwise it won’t turn out right!

For ease, I’ve chosen to make my peach dump cake with canned peaches. You place the whole can of peaches, including the juice in the bottom of the dish. If you plan on using fresh peaches, you will need to add a little water along with the peaches, in place of the peach juice.

Peach dump cake recipe ingredients

• PEACHES – I used 2 15-ounce cans of sliced peaches, along with their juice, in this easy dessert.
• CAKE MIX – a box of yellow cake mix is spread, or dumped, over the fruit to form the cake layer.
• BUTTER – cubes of butter are placed over the top of the cake mix, before the cake is put in the oven. You can use either salted or unsalted butter in this recipe, whichever you have to hand.

How to make peach dump cake

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and grease a 9×13-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.

Pour the peaches and juice into the bottom of the pan and cut the slices into bite-sized pieces.

Spread the cake mix over the top of the peaches in an even layer and lightly press the mix into the juice.

Top the cake mix with the butter pieces.

Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes, until the crust is golden brown.

Allow to cool before serving warm or at room temperature.

Flavor variations

• Peaches – for ease I’ve used canned peaches, but you can certainly swap for fresh peaches when they are in season.
• Canned fruit – swap canned peaches for other canned fruits like cherries, pineapple or pears.
• Combine flavors – peaches work well with other fruits, particularly berries. So, add some fresh blueberries, blackberries, strawberries or raspberries to the fruit layer.
• Cake mix – I’ve opted for a yellow cake mix, but you could use white, vanilla or chocolate cake mix.
• Ground spices – stir some ground spices into the peach layer, for example ground cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cardamon or ginger which work really well with the peaches.

Serving suggestion

This deliciously fruity dessert is best served warm, straight from the oven. I like to serve it with some whipped cream, some warm custard or a scoop of my favorite vanilla or dairy ice cream like I’ve done here.

Recipe hints & tips

• DO NOT make the cake mix using package instructions, this will make a cake batter and that’s not what you need to do here. Instead pour the dry cake mix over the cake and top with the butter.
• Don’t mix the cake mix through the fruit, just dump the mixture over the top and give it a gently press down.

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