Peach Dump Cake is a family favorite summertime dessert made entirely from scratch with just a handful of simple ingredients. The recipe includes instructions for frozen, fresh, or canned peaches. No box cake mix needed!
There’s nothing quite like peaches in the summer, and we can’t think of a better use for peaches than in a dump cake. Like everything we do, we prefer to make it from scratch with just a handful of simple ingredients you’re sure to find in your pantry.
Feeling a bit overloaded with fruit dessert terms? Cobblers, crisps, crumbles, pies and dump cake! Phew! That’s a lot. We love them all, but we are particularly fond of dump cake because of how easy it is to put together and how amazingly delicious it is hot out of the oven with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top!
Can I use canned peaches instead of fresh or frozen?
This recipe calls for fresh or frozen peaches. You can also use canned peaches. Purchase peaches that are canned in a light syrup or no syrup at all for best results. Syrup will provide additional sugar content to the recipe. You can rinse off canned peaches that have been canned in syrup for better results.
If you would like to use home canned peaches, the same rules apply: if you canned peaches in syrup, simply rinse off the syrup for best results and continue on with the recipe.
Dry spots in your dump cake?
The nature of dump cakes make it difficult to spread your flour mixture evenly over uneven fruit. High spots may not mix with liquids and remain raw. If you notice raw spots while baking, simply use a spoon to flatten out the high spot out so it can absorb some liquids.
Can peach dump cake from scratch be made over a campfire?
We love a good camping adventure when the kids are out of school for the summer. You can cook this in a cast iron dutch oven over hot coals for approximately 45 minutes. To make it easier while in the great outdoors, measure and pre-mix your flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt and store in a zip top bag until ready to pour on top of your peach mixture.
Storage Instructions
Peach dump cake can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days in an airtight container, but trust us, you’re going to eat this all within 24 hours.
Eat All the Peaches!
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I don’t usually leave reviews for recipes but felt compelled to do so this time. I’ve made this recipe several times using a box cake mix. They’ve always been too sweet for me. I just finished making your version and can’t thank you enough! I was able to cut back the sugar to my liking and added a sprinkle of cinnamon to the topping. If I keep “sampling” the rest of the family may not get any!🤣
Thank you so much love this recipe
Best peach “cobbler” type dessert I have found. I add blueberries for a fantastic results. So easy and all my family asks for now.
This was scrumptious!
Made it Sugar-Free for my diabetic husband. But I used 2 lg cans of peaches in 100% fruit juice and drained off all but about 1/2 cup of the juice. Used Truvia Sweet Complete granulated sugar substitute and sugar-free brown sugar substitute. Also replaced the 1/4 tsp of nutmeg with cinnamon (my husband isn’t fond of nutmeg). I baked it 40 mins at 375° the reduced the heat to 350° and baked it another 10 minutes. It came out very moist, perfectly sweetened with a beautiful crumbly top. Next time, I plan to reduce the liquid to 1/4 cup and eliminate the extra bake time. It should be perfect!
Great recipe! 👍
It’s in the oven, so we will see! Very easy to put together since most recipes use a boxed cake mix, which I don’t use. Patiently waiting 😬
10/13/23
I tried this recipe today. It came out great and very easy to make. Thank you!😋