Peach Dump Cake

5 from 1 vote

This easy peach dump cake is made with fresh peaches and cake mix. For a gluten-free dessert, simply use a GF cake mix! Serve it warm with ice cream for a delicious and super easy dessert that’s full of real peach flavor and ready in under an hour.

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Prep Time:15

Cook Time:45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: dump cake, lazy cake, peach cake, peach dessert

Servings:

Calories: 4128kcal

Author: Mollie

Ingredients

1 box yellow cake mix
1 cup butter
2 lbs peaches, cut into 1 inch chunks (7-8 peaches)
¼ cup sugar, or ½ cup if your peaches are not very ripe
½ teaspoon amaretto

Instructions

Prepping the peaches

Preheat the oven to 350℉.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and fill a large bowl with ice water.
While the water is heating, use a paring knife to cut a small x in the bottom of each peach like in the picture above in the post.
Place the peaches in the boiling water for 30 seconds.
Then remove the peaches from the boiling water and immediately put them in the bowl of ice water to shock them and stop them from cooking.
Once they are cooled, peel the skin off of each peach, starting at the x on the bottom.
Once the peaches are peeled, cut them in half, remove the pit and then cut the peach into about 1 inch chunks.

Making the Peach Dump Cake

Put the peaches into a 9x13" baking dish.
Add the brown sugar and almond extract and toss everything together.
Sprinkle the cake mix over the peaches and shake the pan so that the cake mix is an even layer.
Cut the butter into 1 tablespoon pats and place them evenly spaced on the cake mix.
Pop the cake in the oven and bake for 40-45 minutes, until the it is golden brown.
Serve with vanilla ice cream, or whipped cream. Enjoy!

Notes

Notes:

If you would like to use canned peaches, you will need 2 16 ounce cans of peaches in heavy syrup. You can use peaches in light syrup as well for a little less sweetness.
You can use frozen peaches as well! For this, use about 4 full cups of frozen peach slices or chunks.
Feel free to add ¾ cup chopped pecans, walnuts or slivered almonds to the topping for a little added texture and crunch.
If you don't have almond extract on hand, you can use vanilla instead.
Feel free to use a different flavor cake mix such as spice, or white cake.
Dump cake can be stored in the fridge for up to 4 days.
It can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months. To reheat, cover with foil and warm it in a 300°F oven for 30-45 minutes.
If you would rather make your own cake mix instead of a box, simply sift together 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, ½ cup white sugar, 2 teaspoons baking powder and ¼ teaspoon salt. Sprinkle it over the peaches as you would a box mix!
Enjoy!

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