Here’s an easy, crowd-pleasing Cream Cheese Dump Cake — no mixer needed, just layer and bake
Cream Cheese Dump Cake
Ingredients
- 1 box (15–16 oz) yellow or white cake mix
- 1 can (21 oz) fruit pie filling (cherry or blueberry are classic)
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup (1 stick) butter, melted
Instructions
Prep
- Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F).
- Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
Layer the Fruit
- Spread pie filling evenly in the bottom of the dish.
Cream Cheese Mixture
- In a bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- Drop spoonfuls over the fruit layer (don’t worry about spreading perfectly).
Add Cake Mix
- Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly over the top — do not stir.
Add Butter
- Drizzle melted butter evenly over the cake mix, covering as much as possible.
Bake
- Bake 40–50 minutes until top is golden brown and bubbly.
- Let cool slightly before serving.
Flavor Ideas
- Cherry Cheesecake Dump Cake – use cherry pie filling.
- Blueberry Lemon – add 1 tsp lemon zest to cream cheese mixture.
- Peach Cobbler Style – use peach filling + cinnamon sprinkle.
Serve With
- Vanilla ice cream
- Whipped cream
- Extra fruit topping
If you’d like, I can also give:
- Strawberry cream cheese dump cake
- Chocolate cream cheese version
- Crockpot dump cake version



