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A warm serving of peach dump cake topped with vanilla ice cream, showing the soft peach filling and golden cake topping in a dessert bowl.

Peach Dump Cake

Olivia Carter
this Peach Dump Cake is the ultimate lazy dessert hack—just dump canned peaches, cake mix, and butter in a pan, no mixing needed. It bakes up gooey and crispy like peach cobbler on easy mode. Killer for summer potlucks or when you're craving something sweet without the fuss.
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10 minutes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
COST $8–$12 total
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword peach dump cake
Servings 12 big scoops
Calories 350 kcal

Equipment

  • 9x13 baking dish
  • Cooking spray or butter to grease
  • Cups/spoons
  • knife
  • oven

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cans peach pie filling
  • 1 box yellow cake mix
  • ¾ cup butter
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • ¼ cup brown sugar

Instructions
 

  • Crank oven to 350°F. Grease your 9x13 pan—don't skip this!
    Greasing a baking dish before making peach dump cake to prevent sticking and ensure easy serving.
  • Dump peaches (syrup too!) in the dish. Stir in cinnamon/vanilla if using. Spread it out.
    Peach slices and syrup being poured into a baking dish as the base for peach dump cake.
  • Shower the dry cake mix all over like cheesy snow. Pat it down gently—no stirring, swear!
    Dry cake mix being sprinkled over peaches to create the topping layer for peach dump cake.
  • grate butter thin and dot everywhere (or drizzle melted). Cover it all, or you'll have flour regrets.
    Butter slices placed on top of cake mix before baking peach dump cake.
  • Bake 45 mins till golden and bubbly. Cool 15 mins, then scoop with ice cream. Boom!
    Peach dump cake baking in the oven with golden cake topping and bubbling peaches.

Notes

  • Zero stirring: That's the secret sauce for crispy top, gooey bottom. Stir and cry.
  • Fresh peaches? 2.5 lbs sliced + sugar, let 'em juice up 30 mins—summer flex.
  • Ahead of game: Bake early, reheat at 350°F for 20 mins.
  • Extra butter on dry spots mid-bake. Butter pecan mix = free nuts. Potluck superstar—travels like a champ!

NUTRITION (per scoop)

  • Calories: 350
  • Fat: 12g 
  • Cholesterol: 30mg
  • Sodium: 400mg
  • Carbs: 48g 
  • Protein: 2g