Pineapple Upside-Down Dump Cake

Name: Pineapple Upside-Down Dump Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 10 servings.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Desserts, Comfort Food Recipes
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

This dump cake recipe is wonderful topped with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. It works well with gluten-free and sugar-free cake mixes too. —Karin Gatewood, Dallas, Texas

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 until fruit mixture is bubbly, about 2 hours. (To avoid scorching, rotate slow cooker insert one-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.

Test Kitchen tips

Let the cake stand, uncovered, after cooking to allow the steam to escape. As it cools, the cake and saucy pineapple mixture set up a bit.

Sprinkle the cake mix in an even layer over the pineapple. If it’s piled high in the center, the middle of the cake may be undercooked.

A large slow cooker is used to keep the ingredient layers thin and promote even cooking.

Editor's Note

To toast nuts, bake in a shallow pan in a 350° oven for 5-10 minutes or cook in a skillet over low heat until lightly browned, stirring occasionally.

Nutrition Facts

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

Originally published as Slow Cooker Pineapple Upside down Dump Cake in Simple & Delicious February/March 2018

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Deborah

Jun 3, 2019

Would make this in the oven. Seems easier to me. Probably would have to increase final butter drizzle to at least 1/2cup to get yummy top crust like dump cakes always have.
Angel182009

Mar 22, 2018

I love dump cakes and have never tried making one in my slow cooker before. I can't believe how delicious and perfect this came out. An easy recipe just got easier.
ms11145

Feb 15, 2018

Because I forgot this was a slow cooker recipe, I had to nix that because of time. What I did instead was to use ramekins which worked out perfectly because family does not like maraschino cherries . Using ramekins one can add/subtract ingredients per each person't likes/dislikes. Great recipe. Will be making this again.