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The Best Peach Dump Cake Recipe (Easy 3-Ingredient Dessert)

The Best Peach Dump Cake Recipe

This easy three-ingredient peach dump cake combines peaches in heavy syrup, yellow cake mix, and butter in one baking dish. It bakes into a bubbling, golden dessert that is especially delicious served warm with vanilla ice cream.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 2 15-ounce cans Sliced peaches in heavy syrup, undrained
  • 1 15.25-ounce box Yellow cake mix
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) Unsalted butter, melted or very thinly sliced

Method
 

Step-by-Step
  1. Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
  2. Pour both cans of sliced peaches and all of their heavy syrup evenly into the prepared dish.
  3. Sprinkle the dry yellow cake mix evenly over the peaches. Do not prepare the mix according to the package directions, and do not stir the layers together.
  4. Drizzle melted butter over the entire cake-mix surface, or arrange very thin slices of cold butter across the top.
  5. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until the topping is golden brown and the peach filling bubbles around the edges.
  6. Let the cake stand for 10 to 15 minutes before serving. Spoon it into bowls and serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Notes

Keep the peaches undrained because the syrup provides the moisture needed to hydrate the cake mix. Cover as much of the dry mix as possible with butter to prevent powdery spots. Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator and reheat gently before serving.