Recipes & Cooking Desserts & Baking Cakes This Fresh Strawberry-Rhubarb Dump Cake Is Almost Too Easy to Make 5.0 (2) 2 Reviews Skip the strawberry gelatin and let the flavors of the fresh fruit shine. 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 12, 2024 Recipe tested by Sarah Brekke, MS Recipe tested by Sarah Brekke, MS Sarah Brekke, a culinary expert with The Better Homes and Gardens Test Kitchen, is passionate about food and cooking. Her unique background as both a food scientist and a culinary contributor allows her to blend her passions for both educating readers and creating tasty content. Learn more about the Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen Rate PRINT Share Close Photo: Rachel Marek. Prop Styling: Gabe Greco Prep Time: 10 mins Bake Time: 45 mins Total Time: 55 mins Servings: 12 Yield: 6 cups Jump to Nutrition Facts Strawberries and rhubarb are at their peak during the spring months. Put them to good use in this easy dump cake recipe. If you can't find fresh fruit, this strawberry-rhubarb dump cake is just as good with frozen. Bake up a sweet, satisfying dessert with just 10 minutes of prep. Here's how to make our best recipe for strawberry-rhubarb dump cake. How to Make Strawberry-Rhubarb Dump Cake You can use fresh or frozen fruit to make this rhubarb-strawberry dump cake. Here's a quick look at how to make it. Layer the whole strawberries and sliced rhubarb in your baking dish.Sprinkle on sugar and yellow cake mix. Be sure to sprinkle it on in even layers.Top with pats of butter and bake until the fruit is juicy and the top is golden. How to Serve Rhubarb-Strawberry Dump Cake This dump cake recipe is best served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. You can also serve it with whipped cream or yogurt. One of our recipe testers loved it with a drizzle of cream. This 4-Ingredient Strawberry Dump Cake Requires Zero Effort Ingredients Nonstick cooking spray 4 cups fresh or frozen rhubarb 3 cups fresh or frozen whole strawberries, halved if large 1/4 cup sugar 1 package 2-layer-size yellow cake mix 3/4 cup cold salted butter, sliced into 24 pats Vanilla ice cream, for serving (optional) Directions Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat a 3-quart rectangular baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Place frozen fruit in the prepared dish. Evenly sprinkle sugar and cake mix over strawberries. Arrange pats of cold butter evenly over the cake mix. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until cake mix is firm and browned, and filling is bubbly. Serve warm or at room temperature. If desired, serve with ice cream. Rate It Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 304 Calories 13g Fat 45g Carbs 2g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 12 Calories 303.6 % Daily Value * Total Fat 13.3g 17% Saturated Fat 8g 40% Cholesterol 30.5mg 10% Sodium 411.2mg 18% Total Carbohydrate 45.1g 16% Dietary Fiber 2.1g 8% Total Sugars 25.6g Protein 2.4g 5% Vitamin D 0mcg 0% Vitamin C 28.8mg 32% Calcium 137.5mg 11% Iron 1.2mg 7% Potassium 207.5mg 4% Fatty acids, total trans 0.6g Vitamin D 0IU Alanine 0.1g Arginine 0.1g Ash 2.4g Aspartic acid 0.2g Caffeine 0mg Carotene, alpha 0mcg Choline, total 9.8mg Copper, Cu 0.1mg Cystine 0g Energy 1270.5kJ Fluoride, F 2.3mcg Folate, total 43.4mcg Glutamic acid 0.6g Glycine 0.1g Histidine 0g Isoleucine 0.1g Leucine 0.2g Lysine 0.1g Methionine 0g Magnesium, Mg 15.2mg Manganese, Mn 0.3mg Niacin 1.3mg Phosphorus, P 154.9mg Pantothenic acid 0.3mg Phenylalanine 0.1g Phytosterols 5.2mg Proline 0.2g Retinol 95.2mcg Selenium, Se 2.1mcg Serine 0.1g Starch 0g Theobromine 0mg Threonine 0.1g Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 1mg Tryptophan 0g Tyrosine 0.1g Valine 0.1g Vitamin A, IU 401.7IU Vitamin A, RAE 99.5mcg Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg Vitamin B-6 0.1mg Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 15.1mcg Water 82.9g Zinc, Zn 0.2mg *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.