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Black Forest Dump Cake Recipe

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By: Rachel GurkPosted: 06/04/2014Updated: 06/15/2021

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A serving of dump cake in footed sundae bowl with whipped cream and fancy spoon. Text overlay reads "Black Forest Dump Cake."

This Black Forest dump cake recipe is full of cherries and chocolate — just like it should be. And it is unbelievably easy to make.

A serving of the cake in a footed sundae dish with a dab of whipped cream. Text overlay reads "black forest dump cake".

Dump cake. Quite the attractive name, no? But if you’re familiar with dump cakes at all…you know they are easy to make. And you know I love easy recipes!

Maybe we can just call it something else. Pour cake? No…., sounds like “poor” cake. Layer cake? No, that name certainly won’t work. Layer cakes are fancy and take actual time to make.

Okay, so dump cake it is. It’s okay because the taste makes up for the name times a million.

I made this cake for my father-in-law’s birthday because Black Forest cake is one of his favorites. However, my mother-in-law had given up sugar for Lent and my father-in-law only wanted a small piece, and Ben’s not a big fan of sweets, so clearly I ate most of this.

This, combined with the fact that when I get on the floor to do crunches, my son comes over, sits on my stomach and shoves goldfish crackers in my mouth, is the reason why my stomach is flabbier than I would like.

Some day I’ll figure that all out and get with the program.

Closeup of dump cake in sundae dish with fancy silver spoon.

In the meantime, I’ll enjoy this cake. I originally found the recipe on my good friend Kristen’s site. (I featured Dine & Dish way way way back in the early days of my day in the life series if you want to learn more about Kristen.)

I went one step further than the recipe that she recreated to photograph for Food.com and added HOT FUDGE. Because hot fudge is always a good idea. If you’re super loving the cherry chocolate combo, you could even whip up a batch of my black forest hot fudge to use in this cake.

I went the lazy busy lady route and used store-bought hot fudge. With a boxed cake mix and canned cherry pie filling. YES. Sometimes life is like this. And it tastes really, really, really good. 

It’s perfect with a dab of whipped cream on top. You can use canned whipped cream or go crazy with homemade whipped cream!

Enjoy!

Looking for more easy dessert ideas? Try:

 

  • Lemon Pudding (with only 3 ingredients)
  • Chocolate Tart (no bake, only 4 ingredients)
  • Cherry Cheesecake Dip (ready in 10 minutes)
  • Vanilla Bean Ice Cream (no churn, only 3 ingredients)

Did you make this? Be sure to leave a review below and tag me @rachelcooksblog on Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest!

A serving of dump cake in footed sundae bowl with whipped cream and fancy spoon. Text overlay reads "Black Forest Dump Cake."
Recipe

Get the Recipe: Black Forest Dump Cake

4.41 from 10 votes
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
12 servings
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This Black Forest dump cake recipe is full of cherries and chocolate — just like it should be. And it is unbelievably easy to make.

Ingredients

  • two 21 ounce cans of cherry pie filling
  • one 16.5 ounce box Devil’s Food Cake Mix, unprepared
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter (1 and 1/2 sticks), melted
  • one 12.8 ounce jar of prepared hot fudge, warmed slightly according to directions on jar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Spread both cans of cherry pie filling evenly into the bottom of a 9×13 cake pan.
  • Top the cherry pie filling with the Devil’s Food Cake Mix (unprepared). Smooth it out slightly to make sure it is even.
  • Drizzle melted butter on top of cake mix. Pour hot fudge over as evenly as possible.
  • Bake for 1 hour and serve warm topped with ice cream or whipped cream.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1of 12, Calories: 233kcal, Carbohydrates: 31g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 31mg, Sodium: 45mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 2g

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

© Author: Rachel Gurk
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Verdict: LOVE this easy recipe. The hot fudge sauce transforms into a chewy, decadent chocolate layer on the top of the cake. SO good.
Husband’s take: Neither of us could really stop eating this cake, despite the lack of sweet tooth on his part.
Changes I would make: None are necessary.
Difficulty: So easy.
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  1. rebecca shaw says

    September 18, 2018 at 1:02 pm

    i made this cake and it is some kind of fine. the only thing i did different wa . i did not melt the butter i sliced it thinly and covered the cake with it . thanks for the recipe.

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    • Rachel Gurk says

      September 20, 2018 at 12:24 pm

      Glad to hear it!

      Reply
  2. Mary says

    June 28, 2014 at 6:14 pm

    Now, this is one heck of a desert!

    Reply
    • Skeety says

      January 17, 2017 at 7:54 pm

      FFR- desserts is stressed spelled backwards.      

      Reply
  3. dina says

    June 10, 2014 at 10:47 am

    it looks yummy!

    Reply
  4. Nicole ~ Cooking for Keeps says

    June 4, 2014 at 10:27 pm

    I don’t care what the name is, I’d eat this in a heartbeat!!

    Reply
  5. denise says

    June 4, 2014 at 9:52 pm

    yummy

    Reply
  6. Amy @Very Culinary says

    June 4, 2014 at 9:20 pm

    Oh goodness. WANT. THIS.

    Reply
  7. Happy Valley Chow says

    June 4, 2014 at 8:59 pm

    Drooooollll….that looks absolutely delicious. Thanks for sharing!

    Happy Blogging!
    Happy Valley Chow

    Reply
  8. Melanie @ Carmel Moments says

    June 4, 2014 at 11:55 am

    Looks perfect and simple. I”m so ready for local cherries to pick.
    Have a wonderful Wednesday Rachel!

    Reply
  9. Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough says

    June 4, 2014 at 11:10 am

    Oh, dump cake… so gross-sounding, but SO delicious. :) Especially with Black Forest flavors, oh my yum.

    Reply
  10. Erin | The Law Student's Wife says

    June 4, 2014 at 10:34 am

    I want ALL THE CHOCOLATE. And whatever you name this cake, I’ll take a massive bowl, pretty please :)

    Reply
  11. taylor says

    June 4, 2014 at 8:04 am

    Mmm yes – the answer of adding hot fudge or not is always yes! Love this cake Rachel…but I agree, the name is not the most appealing. Good thing it makes up for it in deliciousness! :)

    Reply

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