This Fresh Strawberry-Rhubarb Dump Cake Is Almost Too Easy to Make

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Skip the strawberry gelatin and let the flavors of the fresh fruit shine.

Photo:

Rachel Marek. Prop Styling: Gabe Greco

Prep Time:
10 mins
Bake Time:
45 mins
Total Time:
55 mins
Servings:
12
Yield:
6 cups

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.

  1. Layer the whole strawberries and sliced rhubarb in your baking dish.
  2. Sprinkle on sugar and yellow cake mix. Be sure to sprinkle it on in even layers.
  3. 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.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

304 Calories
13g Fat
45g Carbs
2g Protein
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.

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