Dump cakes are such a quick and simple way to make a delicious dessert, and this Easy Peach Dump Cake recipe is one of the best! You only need 4 ingredients to make this favorite peach cobbler dump cake.
Why You’ll Love This Peach Dump Cake Recipe
- Quick: Dump cakes are our favorite way to make a dessert super fast.
- Simple: With just a few simple ingredients like yellow cake mix, peaches, and butter that you can keep in your pantry, you can make this wonderful peach cobbler inspired dessert any time.
- Crowd Favorite: Everyone always raves over this easy dessert recipe and will never know how easy it is to make!
What Is A Dump Cake?
Dump cakes are traditionally made with a canned fruit (like cherry pie filling, pineapple, etc…), a dry cake mix, and butter. As it bakes, the ingredients meld together to make a really great cobbler-like sweet treat. You just dump the ingredients in a pan by layering (no mixing) and the results are amazing!
Ingredients You’ll Need:
Here’s what you’ll need to make peach dump cake (the exact measurements and full recipe instructions are below in the easy to print recipe card):
- Butter – be sure to use regular, salted, full-fat butter and not margarine.
- Brown sugar – you’ll sprinkle this in the bottom of the pan before adding the other ingredients.
- Canned peaches in heavy syrup – do not drain the syrup from the can as it is needed as a part of the recipe.
- Yellow cake mix – use any brand of dry cake mix that you like.
How to Make Easy Peach Dump Cake
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF degrees. Brush melted butter over the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish. Evenly sprinkle the 2 tablespoons of brown sugar over the butter in the pan.
- Dump the peach slices, including the canning juice, into the pan. Arrange the peaches evenly.
- Spread the cake mix over the peaches.
- Cut the 1 ½ sticks of butter into small pieces and place evenly over top of the cake mix.
- Bake for 45 minutes, or until the top is golden brown. Serve warm.
What to Serve with the Easy Peach Dump Cake
- Whipped cream – Fresh whipped cream or Cool Whip are wonderful on this peach dump cake.
- Ice cream – A scoop of vanilla ice cream or even peach ice cream is a great accompaniment.
- Peaches – add extra chopped peaches.
Tip: Love peaches and want to add more to the dump cake? Add a second can of peaches, just drain off the canning juice first. The canning juice of one can is just the right amount for the recipe, so when adding the extra can of peaches, make sure you get as much of the liquid drained as possible. Then you’ll have a wonderful double peach version of this recipe!
How to Store Leftovers
Keep the leftover peach dump cake covered with plastic or in an air tight food storage container. It can keep at room temperature, but is best when refrigerated. The dump cake will stay fresh for up to three days.
More Dump Cake Recipes
- Lemon Dump Cake
- Chocolate Dump Cake
- Caramel Apple Dump Cake
- Strawberry Dump Cake
- Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake
Peach Dump Cake
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter 1 ½ sticks butter, plus 1 tablespoon
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar packed
- 29 ounce can peaches in heavy syrup (undrained)
- 1 15.25 oz. box yellow cake mix
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Melt 1 tablespoon of butter and brush over the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish. Evenly sprinkle the 2 tablespoons of brown sugar over the butter in the pan.
- Dump the peaches, including the canning juice, into the pan. Arrange the peaches evenly.
- Spread the cake mix over the peaches.
- Cut the 1 ½ sticks of butter into small pieces and place evenly over top of the cake mix.
- Bake for 45 minutes, or until the top is golden brown.
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50 comments on “Peach Dump Cake”
Can You use an 8×8 pan instead of 9×13?
Hi Char. The 9 x 13 works best for the dump cake. If you use the 8 x 8 you’ll need to keep an eye on the bake time which will likely take longer to get done all the way through.
Just put this dessert in the oven, I hope it turns out good
It was easy to make and it was very delicious. Serve it with vanilla ice cream. That really makes it out of the world. Love it.
Thanks Nita!
So good and easy! I cut up the peaches into smaller pieces and melted the butter to drizzle over the cake mix, sprinkled with cinnamon also. It turned out wonderful!
I live in over Sixties Apartments. Twice a month we have lunch and dinner meal with all the residents invited (approx 70). I have made this recipe a number of times. Each time the dish is scraped clean. Someone is always begging for me to make it again.
I use the two cans of peach pie filling. It is always a hit.
I was wondering can this be made with fresh peaches?
Hi Wendy. You sure can. You will want to make a simple syrup to use in place of the heavy syrup in the canned peaches which adds the sweetness and liquid the recipe needs.
My husband made this one . We both think that its yummy esp with a dab of cool whip
Really love the easy recipes and especially the matching videos!!!
will this work with blueberries pie filling instead of peaches
Hi John. Yes, it will work with pie filling as well.
I got this recipe in the 70’s from my sister-in-law and have made it countless times over the years. Only difference is over the peaches sprinkle have the cake mix, than 3/4-1 cup chopped nuts, then the remainder of the cake mix. I have also switched to using peaches in their own juice as I got older as it wasn’t as sweet. My family still loves this. Some just with the whipped topping on top, some warm it with ice cream on the side. Quick, easy and delicious.
I used pears that I cooked down. DE-LICIOUS!! I’ll be adding this to my go to desserts. BTW, my husband inhaled it.
Have made this before, except with peaches and a can of cherry pie filling. The combination is so good!!
Easy and delicious!
I melted the butter in the pan in the oven. I did forget about it so the butter turned brown. It smelled amazing though and decided to just go with it. I added the brown sugar and then all other ingredients and baked it.
Oh my goodness, the flavor from the brown butter was OUTSTANDING!!!!
That’s how I make it all the time now. You should try it out.
May be a silly question but is canned peaches in juice the same as canned peaches in syrup?
Hi Diana. Not a silly question. They are not the same. The juice is usually just added water whereas the syrup has sugar added. If you use the peaches in juice, you may need to add sugar unless you are looking for a less sugar option.