Strawberry dump cake is an easy, three-ingredient dessert that’s welcome at any gathering.

Strawberry Dump Cake Ingredients

This no-fuss strawberry dump cake really only requires three ingredients.

A fourth, vanilla ice cream, is completely optional.

Southern Living Strawberry Dump Cake in a dish to serve. One serving spooned out topped with ice cream

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It’s important to give this a few minutes to solidify.

Top with vanilla ice cream or your preferred topping, and serve.

But here are a few tips that might make it even easier.

Southern Living Strawberry Dump Cake ingredients

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These pairings are a perfect match for this pop in of dish.

canstrawberry pie filling

1(15.25 oz.)

baking dish with cooking spray or butter.

Southern Living Strawberry Dump Cake after baking ready to serve

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see to it the pie filling is completely covered.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do not stir.

Stirring the melted butter into the cake mix will mess up how this cake bakes.

Southern Living Strawberry Dump Cake baking dish coated with spray

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Dump cakes get the name because the ingredients are dumped into a baking dish without stirring or mixing.

The same idea applies todump dinnersfor slow cookers.

You should store any leftover dump cake in the fridge.

Southern Living Strawberry Dump Cake pie filling in baking dish

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Cover with plastic wrap, and it will last 4 to 5 days.

Southern Living Strawberry Dump Cake covering the pie filling with cake mix

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Southern Living Strawberry Dump Cake cake mix added to pan

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Southern Living Strawberry Dump Cake covering the cake mix with butter pats

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Southern Living Strawberry Dump Cake after baking

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