Description
This bright and creamy Lemon Cream Cheese Dump Cake is the ultimate sunshine dessert—tangy lemon, sweet cream cheese, and buttery topping made in minutes.
Ingredients
1 box lemon cake mix (15 oz)
1 (21 oz) can lemon pie filling or lemon curd
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Powdered sugar or whipped cream for topping (optional)
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
2. Spread lemon pie filling or lemon curd evenly in the dish.
3. Beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Drop spoonfuls over lemon layer.
4. Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly over the top.
5. Drizzle melted butter evenly on top of cake mix.
6. Bake 35–40 minutes until golden and bubbly. Let cool slightly before serving.
Notes
Use room-temperature cream cheese for best results.
For extra richness, add a few more tablespoons of melted butter.
Try swapping in blueberry or cherry pie filling for a fruity twist.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 310mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 40mg