Food Recipes 5 Super Easy Cake Recipes That Basically Bake Themselves Dump cakes might just be the easiest cakes on the Internet. By Betty Gold Betty Gold Betty Gold is the former senior digital food editor at Real Simple. Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines and Grace Elkus Grace Elkus Grace Elkus is a food writer and editor with over a decade of experience in culinary media. Highlights: * Associate food editor at Real Simple, where she developed recipes, wrote food stories, and assisted with styling * Deputy food director at Kitchn, where she and her team were responsible for 100 recipes a month * Currently the content lead for JOKR Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Updated on September 27, 2019 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Caitlin Bensel Unlike some of their nicely-named dessert competitors—ambrosia, crème brûlée, trifle, tiramisu—dump cakes have a very serious branding problem. But this special type of easy-to-make cake is about to be your new go-to dessert. The premise is simple: add all of your ingredients to a baking dish and let the oven do the work. After some trial and error, we found the best method for making sure your dump cake recipe is foolproof: whisk together your base, pour into the dish. Top it with your homemade cake mix, and finish the whole thing off with grated butter. Trust us, it’s incredibly easy—and so much better than store-bought. These Are the Only Apple Cake Recipes You Need This Fall 01 of 05 Cherry Coconut Dump Cake Most dump cakes call for cans of syrup-packed fruit. Our cherry dump cake is just as easy, but uses whole, frozen cherries for the best possible flavor. Serve warm, with scoops of vanilla ice cream. Get the recipe: Cherry Coconut Dump Cake. Caitlin Bensel Most dump cakes call for cans of syrup-packed fruit. Our cherry dump cake is just as easy, but uses whole, frozen cherries for the best possible flavor. Serve warm, with scoops of vanilla ice cream.Get the recipe: Cherry Coconut Dump Cake 02 of 05 Apple Streusel Dump Cake A cross between an apple cake and an apple crisp, this dessert is the ultimate autumn treat. A buttery brown sugar streusel adds an element of crunch to the soft, juicy apples. Get the recipe:Apple Streusel Dump Cake. Caitlin Bensel A cross between an apple cake and an apple crisp, this dessert is the ultimate autumn treat. A buttery brown sugar streusel adds an element of crunch to the soft, juicy apples.Get the recipe: Apple Streusel Dump Cake 03 of 05 Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Dump Cake Every bite of this decadent dump cake is an addictive combination of custardy pumpkin and melted chocolate. It’s like barely-baked chocolate chip pumpkin bread. Need we say more? Get the recipe:Dark Chocolate-Pumpkin Dump Cake. Caitlin Bensel Every bite of this decadent dump cake is a craveable combination of custardy pumpkin and melted chocolate. It’s like barely-baked chocolate chip pumpkin bread. Need we say more?Get the recipe: Dark Chocolate-Pumpkin Dump Cake 04 of 05 Lemon Ricotta Dump Cake The lemon-ricotta pairing can go beyond pancakes, you know. Ricotta makes this cake super fluffy, resulting in the flavor of lemon squares but much less dense. Plus, it’s great for the non-chocolate lovers amongst us. Get the recipe:Lemon Ricotta Dump Cake. Caitlin Bensel The lemon-ricotta pairing can go beyond pancakes, you know. Ricotta makes this cake super fluffy, resulting in the flavor of lemon squares but much less dense. Plus, it’s great for the non-chocolate lovers amongst us.Get the recipe: Lemon Ricotta Dump Cake 05 of 05 Whiskey Pecan Dump Cake Whiskey-infused vanilla custard is topped with a pecan-studded chocolate crust for a grown-up dessert you’ll want seconds of. The custard is easy to whip up: simply combine the ingredients in your blender, then pour into the baking dish. Get the recipe: Boozy Pecan Dump Cake. Caitlin Bensel Whiskey-infused vanilla custard is topped with a pecan-studded chocolate crust for a grown-up dessert you’ll want seconds of. The custard is easy to whip up: simply combine the ingredients in your blender, then pour into the baking dish.Get the recipe: Boozy Pecan Dump Cake Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit