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Mini Cherry Dump Cake

Make a mini cherry dump cake with maraschino cherries, cherry pie filling, boxed white cake mix, and butter. Four servings, no mixing bowl needed.

Mini Cherry Dump Cake

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Maraschino cherries and cherry pie filling under a buttery cake-mix topping, baked in a small dish.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
CourseDessert
CuisineAmerican
Servings4 servings
Calories468

Ingredients
  

  • 1 (10-oz) jar maraschino cherries including all jar liquid
  • 10 oz cherry pie filling (½ of 20-oz can)
  • 1½ cups boxed white cake mix dry
  • 4 Tbsp salted butter
  • Optional whipped cream for serving

Equipment

  • mixing bowl

Directions
 

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F. Pour the whole jar of cherries, with their juice, into a 5-by-7-inch baking dish.
  2. Spoon the cherry pie filling over the top.
  3. Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the cherries. Do not stir.
  4. Slice the butter thin and lay the slices over the cake mix.
  5. Bake for about 50 minutes, until the fruit bubbles at the edges and the top is lightly golden. Let it cool for 10 minutes and serve warm, with whipped cream if you like.

Nutrition

Serving: 201g | Calories: 468kcal | Carbohydrates: 87g | Protein: 2.2g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8.1g | Trans Fat: 0.6g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 434mg | Potassium: 114mg | Fiber: 3.2g | Sugar: 47g | Vitamin A: 532IU | Vitamin C: 2.6mg | Calcium: 144mg | Iron: 1.4mg

Nutrition is an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central, for 4 servings; maraschino cherries counted as maraschino cherries, drained (a 10 oz jar about 200 g drained), cups boxed white cake mix counted as yellow cake mix (one box 432 g). Brands and portions vary, so use it only as an approximation.