This strawberry cheesecake dump cake is an easy dessert that packs big flavors of creamy cheesecake and sweet strawberries. This crowd pleaser is perfect for a family dessert or to top off the perfect home date night.
I just love easy desserts that taste fancy. This strawberry cheesecake dump cake is that kind of dessert. It’s so easy, but feels really special.
It’s something about the flavor combination. You can’t do strawberry cheesecake anything without feeling at least a little classy. Because strawberry cheesecake is a classic flavor combination.
Think about it: smooth, velvety cheesecake is classic. It’s like the little black dress of desserts. But the strawberries give it just a little extra pizzazz. They are like the fabulous necklace or the amazing shoes to perfectly compliment the little black dress.
In other words, the strawberries are just a little something to jazz up cheesecake a bit. In this case, they jazz up cheesecake and vanilla cake.
And like a great little black dress, this strawberry cheesecake dump cake is effortless. It is so easy to put this dessert together and have it turn out amazing.
You just need 5 basic ingredients, one microwave safe mixing bowl, and a 9×13 baking dish. Nothing out of the ordinary.
To make it, there are no fancy techniques. To start, just melt the stick of butter in the mixing bowl. Then pour in the cake mix into the melted butter and stir until the mix resembles coarse wet sand. Set it aside.
After that, pour the strawberries into the greased 9×13 dish. Layer on slices off cream cheese after that. To finish, top evenly with the buttery cake mixture. Then bake at 350 for about half an hour or until the strawberries are bubbly and the top is a beautiful golden brown color.
Then, if this strawberry cheesecake dump cake is for a date night at home, put on that perfect little black dress, grab your date and enjoy this perfect dessert.
Other Delicious Strawberry Desserts To Enjoy:
- Strawberry Pretzel Salad Parfaits
- Strawberry Rose Ice Cream
- Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Strawberry Crunch Bars
- Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1 15.25 oz Vanilla or french vanilla cake mix
- 1 stick of butter melted
- 1 8 oz Package of cream cheese
- 2 21 oz cans of Strawberry pie filling
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray your 9x13 baking dish with non stick cooking spray.
- In a medium sized bowl melt your stick of butter. Add your cake mix and mix with a fork until its well combined and has a crumbly texture. Set aside.
- Pour both cans of strawberry filling unto your 9x13 baking dish and spread out evenly.
- Open your package of cream cheese and slice into thin pieces. Lay each thin slice on top of strawberry filling.
- Pour your crumbly cake mixture on top and spread evenly.
- Bake for 30 mins or until the strawberry is bubbling and the top is lightly golden brown.
- Serve warm.
The Girl Next Door says
This looks so very good! 🙂 So simple, yet so delicious.
I would love to try this out, but I doubt I would be able to find strawberry pie filling here. Can I use anything else in place of that?
4sonsrus says
Where are you located? Strawberry pie filling is sold in a can here in the baking aisle.
Antonia says
I love cakes like this and it looks wonderful! Thank you for sharing at Fiesta Friday!
Diana Hoffeditz says
I am making this 2maro!! What a delicious yet easy to make dessert!! I like the cherry pie filling over the strawberry but that’s simple also just switch one 4 the other! Thankyou so much 4sonrus for yet another amazing recipe!!
4sonsrus says
You’ve got that right, Diana. We swap the pie fillings allllll the time. We’ve used blueberry, cherry, and peach. There are so many tasty options!
Kelly Godoy says
Is ok for a strawberry cheesecake dump cake to be left out more than two hours after cooking.
4sonsrus says
Sure, it’s like any other cake after baking. It can sit out on the counter, but I wouldn’t recommend leaving it out overnight or anything like that. You can cover the whole dish with cling wrap and refrigerate any leftovers for use within the next 2-3 days.
alexis says
is this good cold?
4sonsrus says
It never even occurred to me to try it cold. We heat up leftovers in the microwave. Let me know how you like it if you try it though!
Nita McDonald says
Oh my!! This is the most delicious cake ever!! I made it with the canned strawberries and for some extra pizzazz I put some fresh strawberries around when serving…as it is strawberry time in Florida!! There were no leftovers as the gals took leftovers home. I made this dessert for my Domino group…Thanks…
Grandmother of 2 says
Thank you so very much for this wonderful recipe. It was great. I added 2 sticks of butter in the cake mix. I also sprinkled some powdered sugar on top of the strawberry filling before adding the cream cheese slices. The family loved it so much we didn’t have leftovers 😊.
Diana H says
Where do I find the recipe
4sonsrus says
You would’ve had to have scrolled past the recipe card to get to the comment section. If you’re having trouble locating it, at the top of the post is a ‘jump to recipe’ button- click that and it will take you straight there!
Janice Paulson says
Can you layer some pretzels on the bottom of cake pan first?
Susan Lupoli says
My husband loves this! Instead of using 2 cans, i use 1 can + fresh sliced strawberries with a little splenda. He said it’s the best thing I’ve ever made
Becky says
has anyone added graham cracker crust to the bottom of this cake?