Description
This Christmas Dump Cake is a quick holiday dessert with tart cranberry, sweet pineapple, creamy cheesecake pockets, and a buttery golden topping. It is an easy recipe for holiday dessert tables, Christmas party food ideas, cozy winter baking, and simple make-ahead dessert planning when you need festive food ideas without extra work.
Ingredients
21 ounces cranberry pie filling
20 ounces crushed pineapple, undrained
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
15.25 ounces yellow cake mix
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, optional
1/2 cup white chocolate chips, optional
1 tablespoon powdered sugar, optional for garnish
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
2. Spread the cranberry pie filling evenly across the bottom of the baking dish.
3. Spoon the crushed pineapple with its juice over the cranberry layer and spread gently.
4. In a medium bowl, beat the softened cream cheese, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
5. Drop spoonfuls of the cream cheese mixture over the fruit layer and lightly swirl if desired.
6. Sprinkle the dry yellow cake mix evenly over the entire top.
7. Drizzle the melted butter over the cake mix, covering as much of the surface as possible.
8. Top with chopped pecans or walnuts and white chocolate chips if using.
9. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes until golden brown and bubbling around the edges.
10. Let the cake rest for 15 minutes, then dust with powdered sugar before serving if desired.
Notes
If you see dry patches of cake mix during baking, drizzle a little extra melted butter over those spots.
For cleaner servings, let the cake cool slightly before cutting or spooning.
This dessert tastes especially good served warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 34g
- Sodium: 360mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 56g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg