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Lemon cream cheese dump cake baked until golden with visible lemon filling in a glass baking dish. A simple homemade lemon dessert made with cake mix and cream cheese.

Lemon Cream Cheese Dump Cake 

Olivia Carter
this thing's a total game-changer—dump in that zingy lemon pie filling, chuck on some creamy cheese bits, and top with buttery cake mix crumble. Leave the drama aside, simply bake and indulge in dessert paradise!
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10 minutes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
chill Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
COST Around $8–12
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword dump cake
Servings 12 peoples
Calories 287 kcal

Equipment

  • a 9x13 pan
  • oven

Ingredients
  

  • 1½ cans lemon pie filling 21 oz
  • 1 block cream cheese 8 oz
  • 1 box yellow or lemon cake mix 20 oz
  • ¾ cup butter more = crispier top, fight me

Instructions
 

  • Crank oven to 350°F, grease your 9x13 pan.
  • Spread that lemon pie filling flat on the bottom—juicy base party.
    Lemon pie filling evenly spread in a baking dish as the base layer for lemon dump cake. This step creates the citrus foundation of the dessert.
  • Toss cream cheese cubes all over it like confetti.
    Cubed cream cheese scattered over lemon pie filling before baking. This layer melts into creamy pockets during baking.
  • Shake on the dry cake mix—even layer, no stirring, pinky swear!
    Dry cake mix evenly sprinkled over lemon filling and cream cheese for a classic dump cake recipe.
  • Drizzle melted butter everywhere—cover what you can.
    Melted butter being poured over cake mix to help form a crisp topping on lemon dump cake.
  • Bake 40 mins till it's bubbling and golden. Let it chill 15 mins so it sets. Slice and devour!
    Lemon cream cheese dump cake baked until golden with bubbling lemon filling in a baking dish. The dessert is resting before slicing to allow it to set properly.

Notes

Whatever you do, don't stir those layers—oven magic only. Give it 15 mins to cool for the perfect gooey slice. Fridge leftovers up to 4 days (if any survive), reheat gently. Zest a lemon or add whipped cream to level up—trust me!
 

NUTRITION (per serving):

  • Roughly 287 calories,
  • 47g carbs,
  • 9g fat,
  • 4g protein,
  • 31g sugar.