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cherry chocolate cake with pie filling
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Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake

This cherry chocolate cake with pie filling is SO easy to make! Only four ingredients and ready in under an hour.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Valentine's Day
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 42 minutes
Total Time 47 minutes
Servings 12 people
Calories 488kcal

Equipment

  • Baking dish 9 x 13

Ingredients

  • 15.25 ounces chocolate cake mix 1 box
  • 42 ounces cherry pie filling 2 cans
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter melted
  • 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with butter or non-stick cooking spray.
    hand turning an oven on
  • Pour the dry chocolate cake mix evenly into the prepared baking dish, spreading it out evenly.
    Chocolate cake mix poured out into the baking dish
  • Open the cans of cherry pie filling and carefully spoon over the cake mix layer. Spread it out as evenly as possible.
    cherry pie filling spooned over the chocolate cake layer
  • In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the stick of unsalted butter in the microwave. Drizzle it evenly over the cherry pie filling layer in the baking dish, trying to cover all the cake mix evenly.
    melted butter drizzled over the pie filling
  • Sprinkle the semi-sweet chocolate chips evenly over the top of the cake. They will melt and create a gooey, chocolatey layer.
    Adding the chocolate chips to the pie filling and cake mix
  • Bake the cake for 42-45 minutes or until the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the cake mix layer comes out clean.
    chocolate cherry dump cake baked and cooling
  • Once the cake is done, remove it from the oven and let it cool slightly. You can serve it warm as is or with your choice of toppings like whipped cream, vanilla ice cream, or a dusting of powdered sugar.
    Piece of cake removed from the corner of the pan

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 488kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 295mg | Potassium: 344mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 570IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 3mg