Foolproof Peach Spice Dump Cake (Quick and Easy Recipe)
Wondering how to make peach cobbler with cake mix? I’ve got you! This peach dump cake only uses a few simple ingredients, including canned peaches and spice cake mix.
I live for easy desserts, and this Peach Spice Dump Cake certainly fits the bill! It has amazing flavor and takes just a few simple ingredients to get pulled together.
Early in my blogging career, I published a dump cake recipe. It was this Blackberry Dump Cake, and it totally took off! A dump cake is one of the easiest desserts you can make. It’s the perfect dessert if you aren’t much of a baker, but you have a sweet tooth, which is totally the case for me.
Some folks will call this a cake mix cobbler, and that description fits! This delicious recipe tastes almost as good as a homemade peach cobbler without all of the work. For this cake mix peach cobbler recipe, I chose to use cans of peaches instead of pie filling.
But can you use fresh peaches? If you have them, ABSOLUTELY! There is nothing better than summer fresh, ripe peaches.
Recipe Ingredients
So, what do you need to complete this recipe? You will need the following ingredients:
- Canned sliced peaches: If you want to use ripe peaches, you will need 2 cups of thin slices of fresh peaches, then add a light syrup made with boiled sugar and water. You will need about 1 cup of the syrup. Instead of the light syrup, you could also use a light carbonated soda, like Sprite or 7-Up. If you use soda, it will make the cake fluffier. You can also use canned peach pie filling!
- Chopped walnuts: Pecans are another great option. Use your favorite nut!
- Vanilla extract
- Spice cake mix: Several other types of cake mixes work well! You can try white cake mix, yellow cake mixes, or vanilla cake mix. If you do this, I recommend adding a teaspoon of cinnamon to the peach filling to make up for the spices included in spice cake mix! The only cake mix I would not substitute is chocolate cake mix.
- Half and half: You can substitute whole milk or heavy cream instead.
- Salted butter: Unsalted butter can also be used but add a small pinch of coarse sea salt.
Peach Dump Cake Additions
Like all recipes, you can make it your own! Here are a few ideas to modify this recipe. To the dump cake, you can add:
- additional nuts like a cup of sliced almonds, walnuts or chopped pecans
- chocolate chips
- butterscotch chips
- sliced apricots
- a little nutmeg or allspice
- drizzles of honey
To the dry cake mix, you can add dry oats or coconut to make it feel more like a peach crisp!
If you have more peaches to use up, try out this wonderful Peach Angel Food Cake!
Make a Caramel Peach Cobbler Dump Cake by adding 10-15 caramel candies (the little squares) to the peaches. You could also add a sprinkle of caramel chips.
The caramel will melt alongside the peaches while the dish bakes. Then, top with a drizzle of hot drizzle of hot caramel sauce.
Peach Dump Cake Toppings
Finally, there are some excellent toppings you can add to this dump cake, one of which are walnuts. I also recommend whipped topping, ice cream, brown sugar, caramel sauce, or powdered sugar.
Storing Leftovers
To store leftovers of this Peach Cobbler Dump Cake, wrap or cover tightly with aluminum foil or plastic wrap or transfer to an airtight container and place in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. You can also freeze it, but it will likely soften the top once thawed.
I hope that you enjoy this super easy Peach Spice Dump Cake! If you make it, let me know how it went in the comments below.
Easy Peach Spice Dump Cake
Ingredients
- 29 ounces peaches, canned, sliced, in heavy syrup
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 15.25 ounces spice cake mix, dry
- 1 cup half and half
- 4 ounces butter, melted
Optional toppings:
- whipped cream
- vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Dump peaches, walnuts, and vanilla extract into a 9×13 inch baking dish and stir until completely mixed together.
- Sprinkle the dry cake mix on top of the peaches layer.
- Pour the half and half and melted butter over the top of the cake mix. Gently tilt the pan back and forth to help the liquids cover the top. If needed, grab a fork and gently stir some of the dry spots.
- Bake in the oven for 45 minutes or until the top turns golden brown and starts to bubble.
- Plate and serve warm with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream. Top with whipped cream if desired.
Notes
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do you drain the canned peaches?
Hi Kathy! No, I don’t. As long as it’s the heavy cling syrup. I’ve found the peaches in the lighter juice type syrup make the cobbler turn out watery.
Easy to put together. I used almond flavin g in my peaches (fresh then frozen from last summer). Next time I would make my cake mix more level before I pour on liquid. I will probably just pat it down with my hands before adding liquid.
The almond flavoring sounds good! Yes you can smooth it with a spatula if that works for you!