Easy Strawberry Dump Cake

I just love an easy dessert, don’t you? This is Strawberry Dump Cake is one of the most simple desserts to make. You don’t even have to stir it!!

Fresh strawberries layered with strawberry jello, a dry cake mix, melted butter, and water are baked up together to make this magical strawberry dump cake.

What do I need to make this Version of a Strawberry Cobbler?

Not a whole lot! This recipe only requires 5 ingredients:

• sliced strawberries
• strawberry jello
• white or yellow cake mix
• melted butter
• water

What is a dump cake?

A dump cake is a magical concoction that starts with a layer of fresh or frozen fruit. Then each layer is added in a specific order.

On top of the fruit goes complimentary flavored Jello. DRY Jello. Don’t make it and add it in; it goes in dry.

Then you sprinkle on a DRY cake mix. You can use a yellow or white cake mix. Either one works just fine to make a dump cake. I try to keep a few cake mixes on hand.

The next layer is melted butter. This is drizzled over the top of the cake mix, but not stirred in!

And the final layer is just water. Try to drizzle as far as it will go over the layers.

And then it’s off to the oven. DO NOT STIR!

This is a favorite in our house because you can use seasonal fruit OR frozen fruit. If you don’t have the fresh fruit, then grab some frozen fruit. And if you’d rather EAT the fresh fruit, well, do it, and use frozen in this cake.

If you don’t have strawberries, you can make my Magic Rhubarb Dump Cake instead. Or if you’re sitting on some raspberries or blueberries, the Raspberry Dump Cake and Blueberry Dump Cake are both great options.

And if you don’t have any of the fruit I’ve mentioned, no worries. Just use whatever fruit you have on hand, a complementary Jello flavor, and a yellow or white cake mix. You can mix and match and still end up with something delicious.

Do I need whole, chopped, or sliced strawberries for this dump cake?

For this recipe, I simply sliced berries roughly in half. That way they’d cook through. And so that they’d be a bite and not too big! For other fruits, just cut them up accordingly.

What Other People Are Saying

This Easy Strawberry Dump Cake has been a favorite for parties and get-togethers, especially when you need a simple dessert that feeds a crowd. Readers love how easy it is to make and how often they’re asked for the recipe after sharing it.

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“I made this and it was very, very good. It was a big hit at my outing, and many people asked for the recipe. Thank you!”
— From Bobbie Jean Haven, a reader who shared it at an outing

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