Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Dump Cake

Yep - an unappetizing name for a very appetizing dessert that has been a big hit with some of our students this week! Thought I would just pass on the recipe for fun -

1 (20 oz) can crushed pineapple, undrained
1 (21 oz) can cherry pie filling
1 box yellow cake mix
1 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup butter or margarine, sliced thinly

Preheat oven to 350. Grease 9x13" baking dish. Dump pineapple with juice into prepared pan. Spread evenly. Dump in pie filling. Spread evenly. Sprinkle cake mix evenly over cherry layer. Sprinkle nuts over cake mix. Dot with butter. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes or until top is lightly browned. Serve warm or at room temperature. Yum!

So this recipe brings back memories of teaching 4th graders at Harloe Elementary School in 07 because I bought a cookbook from the staff and students there. This is a recipe from the librarian - so she must be good with books AND baking!

2 comments:

Mama Mote said...

Do you know how long it has been since I've made dump cake? And I couldn't even remember how to do this simple thing anymore. Thanks so much for posting this, Arijaan.

Sam said...

Mmmmm... it's ridiculous how something so good can be so easy to make! If you're a coconut fan, I'd recommend dumping that on top, too.