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    Meals » Recipes » Desserts

    Easy Lemon Dump Cake

    This post may contain affiliate links. Please see disclosure for more information. Published: Mar 29, 2022 by Dee

    This Lemon Dump Cake recipe is an easy dessert made with yellow cake mix and lemon pie filling. Lemon lovers love this delicious dessert, and this easy dump cake recipe is sure to be a family favorite! via @meamel

    This Lemon Dump Cake recipe is an easy dessert made with yellow cake mix and lemon pie filling. Lemon lovers love this delicious dessert, and this easy dump cake recipe is sure to be a family favorite!

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    lemon dump cake with whipped cream on a white plate
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    If you're looking for easy dessert recipes for summer, you'll love this easy lemon dump cake. It's bursting with lemon flavor, and it's basically sunshine on a plate!

    Dump cakes are easy to make with few ingredients and very budget friendly. They are perfect for holidays and potlucks and can easily feed a crowd!

    Some of our other dump cake recipes include Strawberry Dump Cake, Peach Dump Cake, Apple Dump Cake, Pumpkin Dump Cake, Pineapple Dump Cake and Blueberry Dump Cake!

    yellow cake mix, lemon creme pie filling and butter on the table

    Ingredients

    You only need a few simple ingredients for this lemon dump cake recipe. You can find them in a grocery store if you don't have these pantry staples:

    • Can lemon pie filling or lemon creme filling -- 2 cans
    • Box yellow cake mix -- any brand is fine
    • Butter -- salted butter or unsalted butter cut into thin slices

    Note -- If you only have 1 can of pie filling, use a square baking dish and half of your box cake mix

    How to Make Easy Lemon Dump Cake

    First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees f. Then, grease a baking pan with butter or non stick cooking spray.

    Spoon the lemon pie filling into the baking dish. Spread the lemon filling evenly on the bottom of the baking dish.

    smooth lemon pie filling in baking pan with spatula

    Next, sprinkle the dry cake mix over the pie filling. Gently spread the cake mix evenly over the lemon layer.

    smooth cake mix over pie filling in baking dish

    Finally, slice a stick of butter and another half stick of butter. Place the thin pats of butter in even rows on top of the cake mix.

    You can fill in any gaps with small slivers of butter--just keep the butter pats in a single layer.

    As the cake bakes, the butter melts into the dry mix and forms a delicious, buttery, super moist crust!

    pats of butter on cake mix in baking dish

    Cook Time

    Place the cake into the preheated oven. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.

    Every oven is different, though, so you may need a few more minutes. You can add more butter during the baking process if there are large dry spots.

    After the cake is done baking, remove from the oven and let it cool down a little before serving.

    baked lemon dump cake with powdered sugar on the table

    Variations

    There are a couple great ways to customize this delicious dessert!

    Make a lemon cream cheese dump cake by cutting up a block of cream cheese and adding cream cheese cubes on top of the lemon pie filling. It'll add some texture and a mellower flavor to the cake.

    Instead of yellow cake mix, use lemon cake mix or vanilla cake mix.

    For a lemon blueberry dump cake, you can either use 1 can of blueberry pie filling in place of the lemon pie filling, or simply serve the lemon dump cake with fresh blueberries or puree on top.

    You can make your own pie filling or homemade lemon curd in place of canned pie filling.

    Serve your dump cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and some Cool Whip, whipped cream, lemon zest, or powdered sugar on top!

    slice of lemon dump cake with powdered sugar and whipped cream on the table

    How to Store

    Store any leftover lemon dump cake in an airtight container or covered with plastic wrap. It'll last 3 to 4 days--if you can resist it for that long!

    You can leave the cake out at room temperature if your kitchen is cooler, but I like to keep mine refrigerated, as it holds up better.

    Enjoy your leftovers cold, room temperature, or reheated lightly in the microwave on low power.

    If you want more easy lemon dessert recipes, check out my Easy Lemon Bars and Easy Lemonade Kool-Aid Pie.

    Recipe

    lemon dump cake with whipped cream on the table

    Easy Lemon Dump Cake

    Published by Dee
    This Lemon Dump Cake recipe is an easy dessert made with yellow cake mix and lemon pie filling. Lemon lovers love this delicious dessert, and this easy dump cake recipe is sure to be a family favorite!
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 45 mins
    Total Time 55 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12
    Calories 216 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 21 oz cans lemon pie filling
    • 1 15.25 oz box yellow cake mix
    • 1½ sticks butter thinly sliced

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
    • Grease a 9x13 baking dish with butter or non-stick spray
    • Spoon lemon pie filling into the baking dish, and spread evenly with spatula.
    • Sprinkle dry cake mix over pie filling, and spread with a spatula or knife so that it covers the filling
    • Place pats of butter in neat rows over cake mix, and bake uncovered for 45 to 50 minutes or until top is golden brown and filling is hot and bubbly

    Notes

    Cake is done when top is golden brown and mostly firm. Center may be slightly soft. All ovens are different, so allow 45 to 60 minutes.
    Can use white, yellow, vanilla or lemon cake mix.

    Nutrition information is estimated. Please do your own calculation to fit special diets.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 216kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 414mgPotassium: 18mgFiber: 1gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 3IUCalcium: 81mgIron: 1mg
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    Lemon desserts are great for spring, and super easy dump cakes are some of my favorite recipes.

    Between the delicious texture of the dump cake and its tangy lemon flavor, this easy lemon cake might be the perfect treat!

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    1. Erin says

      April 06, 2022 at 8:24 am

      This Lemon Dump Cake was so delicious and so easy to make!5 stars

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    2. Carolina says

      April 05, 2022 at 2:19 am

      So easy and I love how creamy this cake is! Will make again!5 stars

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    3. Sandra says

      April 04, 2022 at 12:28 pm

      Such an amazing cake! It was so hard to resist!5 stars

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    4. Erik says

      April 04, 2022 at 8:33 am

      Really love the lemon flavors! And it’s so easy to make.5 stars

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    5. Amanda says

      April 04, 2022 at 4:15 am

      This is the perfect easy cake! And so delicious!5 stars

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