Rhubarb Dump Cake

Total Time Prep: 15 min. Cook: 45 min.
Yield 12 servings
This rhubarb dump cake couldn't be easier to make, but the result will be a dessert with a complex and truly unique flavor profile, at once tart, sweet and rich.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups chopped fresh rhubarb
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 ounces strawberry gelatin
  • 1 package white cake mix
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Arrange rhubarb in greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a small bowl, combine sugar and gelatin powder; sprinkle over rhubarb. Sprinkle dry cake mix over gelatin mixture. Pour hot water over cake mix (do not stir). Drizzle with butter.
  2. Bake 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 300 calories, 9g fat (6g saturated fat), 20mg cholesterol, 329mg sodium, 54g carbohydrate (38g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

Just a handful of ingredients come together to make this easy-to-assemble dessert that's perfect for rhubarb season. The rhubarb provides that tangy, tart bite, while the strawberry Jell-O and white cake mix give a sweet, buttery balance. —Julie Andrews, Rockford, Michigan
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