Description
Sweet strawberry cheesecake dump cake brings together creamy indulgence and rustic charm in one effortless dessert. Simple ingredients blend into a heavenly treat that melts hearts and delights senses, promising pure comfort you’ll savor with each delectable bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake and Fruit Layer:
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 (21 ounces / 595 grams) can strawberry pie filling
Cream Cheese Mixture:
- 1 (8 ounces / 226 grams) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping:
- 1/2 cup (113 grams / 1 stick) butter, sliced into thin pats
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°F and lightly coat a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Create a vibrant base by spreading strawberry pie filling uniformly across the bottom of the dish.
- Whip cream cheese with sugar and vanilla until silky and well-incorporated, creating a luscious mixture.
- Gently dollop the cream cheese blend over the strawberry layer, ensuring even distribution.
- Uniformly scatter the dry yellow cake mix across the cream cheese and strawberry surfaces.
- Strategically place butter pats across the entire cake mix layer to ensure complete coverage.
- Transfer the dish to the preheated oven and bake for 45-50 minutes, watching for a golden-brown top and bubbling edges.
- Remove from oven and allow the cake to rest and slightly cool for 10-15 minutes before serving to help it set and enhance flavor melding.
Notes
- Softening cream cheese at room temperature ensures a smooth, lump-free mixture for the perfect creamy texture.
- Gently swirl the cream cheese mixture into the strawberry filling creates beautiful marbled patterns and distributes flavor evenly.
- Use gluten-free cake mix and check pie filling ingredients to make this dessert celiac-friendly without compromising taste.
- Fresh strawberries can replace pie filling for a more natural, less sweet version with brighter fruit flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 426
- Sugar: 34 g
- Sodium: 280 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 54 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg