Description
Homemade blueberry dump cake offers quick and delightful dessert magic from scratch. Simple ingredients combine effortlessly for home bakers seeking sweet comfort with minimal preparation effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cans (21 oz / 595 g) blueberry pie filling
- 2 cups (10 oz / 280 g) fresh or frozen blueberries
- 1 box (15.25 oz / 432 g) yellow, white, or lemon cake mix
- 1.5 sticks (6 oz / 170 g) cold unsalted butter
- Unsalted butter (for greasing baking dish)
- Vanilla ice cream (optional)
Instructions
- Preparation: Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat to 350°F, ensuring even heat distribution for optimal baking results.
- Setup: Thoroughly coat a 9×13-inch baking dish with butter, creating a non-stick surface for easy serving and cleanup.
- Foundation Layer: Spread blueberry pie filling across the bottom of the dish, creating a vibrant and juicy base that will infuse the dessert with rich fruit flavors.
- Cake Topping: Evenly distribute the entire cake mix over the pie filling, generating a complete and uniform coverage that will transform into a delectable crumbly texture.
- Butter Layering: Delicately distribute thinly sliced butter across the cake mix, ensuring comprehensive coverage to enhance moisture and create a golden, crisp top.
- Final Touch: Sprinkle fresh or frozen blueberries atop the butter layer, providing additional bursts of fruity intensity and visual appeal.
- Baking Process: Slide the prepared dish into the preheated oven and bake for 60-65 minutes, monitoring for a rich golden-brown crust, bubbling edges, and caramelized surface that signals perfect doneness.
- Serving Suggestion: Allow the dessert to cool briefly, then serve warm, optionally crowned with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream to elevate the indulgence.
Notes
- Optimize Oven Placement: Position the rack in the middle for even heat distribution, ensuring consistent baking and golden-brown results.
- Prevent Sticking: Generously grease the baking dish with butter to guarantee easy serving and clean removal of the dessert.
- Layer Strategically: Spread pie filling evenly, cover completely with cake mix, and distribute butter and blueberries uniformly for maximum flavor and texture.
- Watch Baking Time: Bake for 60-65 minutes, looking for golden-brown crust, bubbling edges, and caramelized top to indicate perfect doneness.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 to 65 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg