Slow-Cooker Dump Cake

Name: Slow-Cooker Dump Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, divided; 2/3 cup packed brown sugar; 1 jar (6 ounces) maraschino cherries, drained; 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted; 1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened pineapple tidbits or crushed pineapple, undrained; 1 package yellow cake mix (regular size); Vanilla ice cream, optional

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Cook: 2 hours + standing

Yield 10 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

Our crockpot dump cake combines the classic flavors of pineapple upside-down cake with the ease of slow-cooking. Just dump the ingredients in and let them simmer—it doesn’t get much better than that!

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, divided
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 jar (6 ounces) maraschino cherries, drained
1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened pineapple tidbits or crushed pineapple, undrained
1 package yellow cake mix (regular size)
Vanilla ice cream, optional

Directions

In a microwave, melt 1/2 cup butter; stir in brown sugar. Spread evenly onto bottom of a greased 5-qt. slow cooker. Sprinkle with cherries and pecans; top with pineapple. Sprinkle evenly with dry cake mix. Melt remaining butter; drizzle over top.
Cook, covered, on high 2 hours, or until fruit mixture is bubbly. (To avoid scorching, rotate slow-cooker insert a half turn midway through cooking, lifting carefully with oven mitts.)
Turn off slow cooker; let stand, uncovered, 30 minutes before serving. If desired, serve with ice cream.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 455 calories, 22g fat (10g saturated fat), 37mg cholesterol, 418mg sodium, 66g carbohydrate (47g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

No matter the season, this dump cake recipe is wonderful! It works well with gluten-free and sugar-free cake mixes too. —Karin Gatewood, Josephine, Texas

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