5 Ingredient Fresh peach dump cake recipe that takes 10 minutes to throw together and is a fabulous fruit summertime dessert your family will love. Only have frozen fruit? NO problem, just defrost and you are ready to go with that too. Ready to dig in?
Making this fresh peach dump cake was easier than I thought! Whether they’re in season, or you use a bag of frozen fruit it will taste just as amazing. Just one of our easy dump cakes you’ll love. (affiliate links present)
Peach Dump Cake with Fresh Peaches
We made this dump peach cobbler using canned peaches and pie filling, but now it was time for fresh! Ok so you can use frozen defrosted fruit as well, that is what we did. That way you can make this even when they aren’t in season, but it will taste just as fresh. 😉
Here’s a peek at our assembly line set up we had going on. Don’t use frozen fruit, instead put in the fridge overnight or for a few hours. You’ll need the juices to get this cake to become really moist.
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How to Make Peach Dump Cake with Frozen Peaches
If all you have is frozen fruit you can still make this. I would not use them rock hard though as the texture won’t be good and you want the juices to ooze out and provide more liquid to bake properly. So you can leave them in your bag or a bowl in the fridge overnight, or set into a bowl of cool water (left in the bag) for an hour or so before starting these steps.
If you’ve never made a throw together cake like this it is all about layering. Grab a wooden spoon, your dish and just spread evenly across. Then bake and scoop out when it is warm. You won’t be able to slice into pretty squares, forget that. Top with vanilla ice cream and it almost tastes like homemade.
Ingredients
- White cake mix or homemade yellow cake mix
- Peaches
- frozen and defrosted
- or fresh during peach season is great
- remove skins and pit, slice
- Sugar
- Cornstarch
- Butter
- 9×13 baking dish
It’s not quite as easy as our 3 ingredient dump cake but if you have fresh fruit it is the perfect option. Near the frozen veggies you can find frozen peaches too, those work just fine too. Just defrost and go for it!
How do you make a dump cake with fresh fruit?
Time needed: 40 minutes
Peach Dump Cake
- Preheat
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare
Spray 9×13 pan with non stick spray. In a bowl gently fold together peaches, sugar and cornstarch together so fruit is coated. Pour fruit into baking dish evenly on the bottom.
- Add ingredients
Sprinkle dry cake mix on top of fruit evenly across pan. Slice stick of butter into small pats and spread across cake mix. (use room temperature instead of melted butter)
- Bake
Bake for 40-45 minutes or until edges are golden brown and middle is starting to stiffen. Allow to cool in pan for at least 10 minutes before serving to stiffen up, serve topped with vanilla ice cream.
Tips on making the best dump cake
The keys to baking the best dump cake are to not overbake it #1. Take out and put on a cooling rack once it’s edges are baked until golden brown. Center may appear to be a bit soft but it will stiffen up.
That brings us to the #2 tip: When you take it out allow it to sit for at least 10 minutes, I prefer about 30 minutes. It will continue to cook a bit, stiffen up in the middle and allow you to serve it a little “prettier”.
The butter on the top moistens the dry ingredients below. The cake mix and butter create a batter and begin to bake with the canned or fresh fruit juices. They’re super easy and really moist when done.
If you have leftovers I would recommend that you refrigerate it in an air tight container instead. Freezing will change the texture and dry it out once defrosted but it is possible if that is your only option.
Not very much, that is why these are dense but exceptionally moist on the other hand. If you want an egg free cake this is a great option.
Dump cake toppings could be whipped cream, ice cream, a sprinkle of brown sugar or some caramel sauce. If you love nuts you could throw those on top before baking or at the end. Totally up to you, live it up.
Other fruit desserts you’ll love
A few more throw together family friendly desserts to choose from are:
- Cherry pineapple dump cake has the same feeling but with canned and pie filling instead. Using fresh, opt for air fryer peaches for sure.
- For a 2 ingredient chocolate dessert, try our cherry brownies or this 3 ingredient chocolate cherry dump cake.
- If you have a pressure cooker you can make an Instant Pot dump cake with apples.
- Peach angel food cake only needs 2 ingredients.
We have also made a version of this much quicker using this pressure cooker peach cobbler recipe.
Dump cake add ins are always fun too such as:
- Crushed nuts, I think walnuts are the best
- Crumble on top similar to what we used on our huckleberry muffins
- Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream always go perfectly on top
Below is a printable recipe card with nutritional information such as calories, saturated fat etc.. Just enough it though y’all!
Fresh Peach Dump Cake
Equipment
- 1 9×13 pan
Ingredients
- 16 oz peaches, frozen or fresh, sliced
- 1 box cake mix, butter or yellow/white moist style, 15.25 oz
- 1/2 c sugar
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/2 c butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9×13 pan with non stick spray.
- In a bowl gently fold together peaches, sugar and cornstarch together so fruit is coated.
- Pour fruit into baking dish evenly on the bottom.
- Sprinkle dry cake mix on top of fruit evenly across pan.
- Slice stick of butter into small pats and spread across cake mix.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes or until edges are golden brown and middle is starting to stiffen.
- Allow to cool in pan for at least 10 minutes before serving to stiffen up, serve topped with ice cream
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
