Description
Lemon cream cheese dump cake brings zesty sunshine to dessert tables with minimal effort. Quick and simple mixing creates a dreamy, tangy treat you’ll crave after one delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 box lemon cake mix
- 1 can lemon pie filling
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese, softened and cut into small pieces
Binding/Liquid Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup (113 grams) butter, melted
Finishing Ingredient:
- Optional: powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350F (175C) and prepare a 9×13-inch baking dish with a light coating of cooking spray.
- Create an even base layer of lemon pie filling across the entire bottom of the dish.
- Randomly distribute small chunks of cream cheese throughout the lemon pie filling layer.
- Generously cover the cream cheese and pie filling with an uniform blanket of dry cake mix.
- Slowly drizzle melted butter across the entire cake mix surface, ensuring comprehensive coverage.
- Transfer the dish to the preheated oven and bake for 40-45 minutes until the top transforms into a golden, bubbling crust.
- Remove from oven and let the cake rest for 10-15 minutes, allowing the layers to settle and slightly cool.
- Garnish with a delicate dusting of powdered sugar if desired, then serve warm for optimal flavor and texture.
Notes
- Customize the sweetness by adjusting the amount of lemon pie filling for a more or less tangy flavor profile.
- Use low-fat cream cheese to make the dessert lighter and slightly healthier without compromising taste.
- Experiment with different cake mix flavors like vanilla or yellow cake for subtle variations in the final dessert.
- Sprinkle chopped nuts like almonds or pecans on top before baking to add a delightful crunch and nutty complexity.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 35 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg