Recipes & Cooking Desserts & Baking Cakes This 4-Ingredient Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake Is the Easiest Summer Dessert 5.0 (2) 2 Reviews You won't even dirty a mixing bowl to make it! By Sarah Martens Sarah Martens Sarah Martens is the Senior Editor overseeing food at Better Homes & Gardens digital. She has been with the BHG brand for more than 10 years. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on June 7, 2024 Recipe tested by Linda Brewer Recipe tested by Linda Brewer Linda Brewer is a registered dietitian and culinary specialist with 35+ years of cooking. She currently works as a Culinary Specialist in the Dotdash Meredith Test Kitchen. She has 12 years experience with DDM testing recipes for national publications; she strives to create recipes that are diverse, delicious, and nutritious. Learn more about the Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen Rate PRINT Share Close Photo: Kelsey Hansen Prep Time: 10 mins Bake Time: 35 mins Cool Time: 15 mins Total Time: 1 hr Servings: 12 Yield: 9x13-inch dump cake Jump to Nutrition Facts Few flavors capture the essence of sunshine like lemon. It's bright, sweet, and our pick for the unofficial fruit of summer. Here, we're using lemon pie filling, fresh blueberries, and cake mix to create the ultimate dump cake. You can have this easy dessert recipe in the oven with just 10 minutes of prep. Here's our Test Kitchen's best lemon blueberry dump cake recipe, including how to add even more berry flavor to each bite. What Is Dump Cake? A dump cake is a cobbler-like dessert that's often made with canned pie filling and boxed cake mix. The easy dessert got its name from the way you "dump" the ingredients right into the baking dish. Homemade dump cake is one of our favorite easy dessert ideas. How to Make Lemon Dump Cake with Blueberries The great news about making this lemon dump cake recipe is that it's just about foolproof. To assemble your dump cake, start by dumping lemon pie filling into your greased baking dish. Then layer on fresh or frozen blueberries. Sprinkle on the cake mix and dot with butter. That's it! How to Serve Blueberry Lemon Dump Cake Our recipe testers loved this cake all on its own, but it's also delicious served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or homemade whipped cream. For even more blueberry flavor, sprinkle on fresh berries once the cake comes out of the oven. Blueberry Dump Cake Is the Zero-Effort Dessert You Need This Summer Ingredients Nonstick cooking spray 1 (21 to 22 ounce) can lemon pie filling 1 package (2-layer size) white or yellow cake mix 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries 1/2 teaspoon poppy seeds (optional) 3/4 cup butter, thinly sliced Sweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream Directions Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 3-qt. rectangular baking dish with nonstick spray. Spread lemon pie filling in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Top with blueberries. Sprinkle the cake mix over the lemon-blueberry mixture. Top with poppy seeds (if using). Place butter slices evenly over the cake mix. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until browned. Let cool 15 minutes before serving. Top servings with additional blueberries, whipped cream or ice cream. Rate It Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 411 Calories 18g Fat 62g Carbs 3g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 12 Calories 411 % Daily Value * Total Fat 17.6g 23% Saturated Fat 8.9g 45% Cholesterol 53.9mg 18% Sodium 498.6mg 22% Total Carbohydrate 61.9g 23% Dietary Fiber 1.5g 5% Total Sugars 32.4g Protein 2.6g 5% Vitamin D 0.1mcg 1% Vitamin C 2mg 2% Calcium 125.7mg 10% Iron 1.3mg 7% Potassium 77.2mg 2% Fatty acids, total trans 0.6g Vitamin D 3.6IU Alanine 0.1g Arginine 0.1g Ash 2.4g Aspartic acid 0.2g Caffeine 0mg Carotene, alpha 0mcg Choline, total 8.7mg Copper, Cu 0mg Cystine 0.1g Energy 1718.4kJ Fluoride, F 0.4mcg Folate, total 43.5mcg Glutamic acid 0.8g Glycine 0.1g Histidine 0.1g Isoleucine 0.1g Leucine 0.2g Lysine 0.1g Methionine 0.1g Magnesium, Mg 13.1mg Manganese, Mn 0.1mg Niacin 1.4mg Phosphorus, P 194.8mg Pantothenic acid 0.6mg Phenylalanine 0.1g Proline 0.3g Retinol 121.7mcg Selenium, Se 3mcg Serine 0.2g Theobromine 0mg Threonine 0.1g Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 1.3mg Tryptophan 0g Tyrosine 0.1g Valine 0.1g Vitamin A, IU 450.8IU Vitamin A, RAE 123.8mcg Vitamin B-12 0.2mcg Vitamin B-6 0.1mg Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 5.5mcg Water 38.2g Zinc, Zn 0.4mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.