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Black Forest Dump Cake

4.4 from 179 votes
All you need are a few simple ingredients--like a chocolate cake mix and some cherry pie filling--to make this easy decadent chocolate cherry dessert.
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Published on , Updated November 1, 2024
4.4 from 179 votes

All you need are a few simple ingredients–like a chocolate cake mix and some cherry pie filling–to make this easy decadent chocolate cherry dessert.

Black Forest Dump Cake

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Sometimes, I crave a rich, chocolate dessert, but I just don’t have the energy to do anything time-consuming or fancy. Enter the Black Forest Dump Cake.

Talk about a delicious, no-effort dessert. This cake is so easy, I had my boys put it together while I made dinner. That’s the beauty of the dump cake.

It really is as simple as dumping a few ingredients into a pan. I popped this cake in the oven when we sat down to eat and an hour later, dessert was served.

Although the chocolate chips are optional in this recipe, I think the vanilla ice cream is an absolute must. And honestly, who is going to say  no to more chocolate?

Now I always keep the ingredients for this recipe on hand so I can make it for last minute company, or whenever a dessert craving strikes!

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Black Forest Dump Cake

Ingredients

  • Cherry pie filling
  • Devil’s food cake mix
  • Butter
  • Chocolate chips
  • Vanilla ice cream, for serving
Black Forest Dump Cake

Black Forest Dump Cake

All you need are a few simple ingredients–like a chocolate cake mix and some cherry pie filling–to make this easy decadent chocolate cherry dessert.
4.42 from 179 votes
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Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 474kcal
Author: Danelle

Ingredients 

  • 2 20 oz. cans cherry pie filling
  • 1 18.5 oz. box Devil’s Food cake mix
  • 3/4 cup butter melted
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips optional
  • Vanilla ice cream for serving

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° degrees. Lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking pan.
  • Dump the cherry pie filling into prepared pan and spread evenly. Sprinkle the unprepared cake mix evenly over the cherry pie filling.
  • Drizzle the melted butter over the cake mix and sprinkle with chocolate chips, if using.
  • Bake for 1 hour (Don’t worry if there are a few dry patches in your cake. It won’t matter when you scoop it up and top it with ice cream). Spoon warm cake into serving dishes or bowls and top with vanilla ice cream.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 474kcal | Carbohydrates: 76g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 438mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 29g
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  • christophe

    oui christophe on soupe pas tout de suite il fait la collation on ira chercher un grand cappuccino glacé à la vanille mardi le 31 décembre 2019 on ira chercher un grand cappuccino glacé au original samedi le 11 janvier 2020 on ira chercher un grand cappuccino glacé au moka mercredi le 15 janvier 2020 tout le monde on soupe pas tout de suite

  • Jackie clark

    Can you make this cake in a glass cake pan?????

  • Omgoodness!!! I’ve made lots of dump cakes but I can’t believe I never thought of using chocolate cake mix!! This sounds soooo soooo good! I’m def making this one and I already know it’s going to be delicious!!! (And after that I may try it with strawberry or blueberry pie filling!). Thanks for the recipe.

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