Black Forest Dump Cake~tart cherry pie filling baked up hot and bubbly with a cakey chocolate almond topping. A super easy 5-ingredient bit of dessert heaven!
Black Forest Dump Cake
Such a weird name for such a delicious dessert. But as anyone who’s had a dump cake knows, the name doesn’t do it justice. That luscious filling and cakey topping. And the variations are endless.
This Black Forest (or Schwatzwälder Kirshtorte, can you name the movie?) version uses cherry pie filling and a chocolate cake mix. Chocolate chips and almonds are thrown in for extra flavor and crunch.
You get the tartness of the cherries, the sweetness of the cake, and the crunch of the almonds together in each bite.
I first made this dessert for a church potluck. I often test out dessert recipes at potlucks so I don’t end up eating the whole thing. As much as hubby and I would love it, just…no.
To start, lightly spray a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with cooking spray and spread the pie filling in the bottom.
Then sprinkle evenly over the cherries, the chocolate chips…
the dry cake mix…
then the almonds evenly over the top.
Then just pour all that glorious melted butter over the whole thing
and bake it for 50-55 minutes.
Just look at that gooey, bubbling cherry filling!
This recipe is just the easiest! The hardest part is waiting for it to cool so the the cakey crust can firm up.
Black Forest Dump Cake is soooo delicious with a generous dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
By the way, if you want more chocolate-cherry-almondness try my White Choclate Cherry-Almond Clusters. It’s a quick and insanely easy 3-ingredient treat.
| Prep Time | 5 minutes |
| Cook Time | 50-55 minutes |
| Servings | 12 |
- 2 (21 ounce) cans cherry pie filling
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 (15.25 ounce) chocolate cake mix
- 1 cup slivered almonds
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
- whipped cream, chocolate sauce for garnish (optional)
Ingredients
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- Preheat oven to 350°. Spray 9 x 13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Spread pie filling evenly in bottom of baking dish.
- Sprinkle chocolate chips, dry cake mix, and almonds evenly over pie filling.
- Pour melted butter over the top. Bake for 50-55 minutes.
- Store leftovers in refrigerator.
- Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate sauce, if desired.
YUUUUM. This is so beautiful, and looks absolutely irresistible. Can’t wait to try!
Aww thanks Karly! It really is good! And pretty easy.
Yummy! That looks awesome 🙂
Sooooo good! If you ever get tired of beautiful, sunny Madrid stop by and I’ll make you some!