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Easy 5 Ingredient Lemon Dump Cake With Cream Cheese

Name: Easy 5 Ingredient Lemon Dump Cake With Cream Cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Box of white cake mix (15.25 ounces); 24 Ounces lemon curd; 8 Ounces cream cheese - softened; 3 Tablespoons granulated white sugar; 1/2 cup butter - very cold

Laura @ Join me in the Kitchen

September 14, 2023

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Looking for a simple and scrumptious dessert that won’t take up hours of your time? Enter the Easy Lemon Dump Cake with Cream Cheese!

This easy recipe combines the zesty flavor of lemon with the creamy goodness of cream cheese, all in one quick dessert.

With only five ingredients and few simple steps, you can whip up this delightful dessert in no time.

Irresistible Reasons Why We Love Lemon Dump Cake With Cream Cheese

The refreshing lemon flavor is like a burst of sunshine in every bite making it the perfect treat for lemon lovers!

It’s the perfect balance of sweet and tangy. The sweetness from the cake mix and the tanginess from the lemon filling complement each other. The layer of cream cheese adds a delicious texture to the dump cake.

This simple recipe is so effortless to make. With only five basic ingredients and minimal prep work, anyone can whip up this delicious dessert without breaking a sweat. It’s the perfect go-to recipe for busy days or family gatherings.

What Ingredients Do I Need For A Lemon Cream Cheese Dump Cake?

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Five Simple Ingredients

1. Boxed cake mix

2. Lemon curd

3. Cream cheese – softened

4. Sugar

5. Salted butter

Equipment and Helpful tools

9×13 Baking dish

Medium or large mixing bowl

Rubber spatula

Large spoon

Kitchen knife

Oven mitts

Wire cooling rack

Easy Dump Cake Recipe

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix softened cream cheese (see Top Tips) and sugar.

Throughly blend and set aside.

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Spoon lemon curd in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.

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Spoon dollops of the cream cheese mixture on top of the pie filling (lemon curd) in the baking dish.

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Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the lemon and cream cheese mixtures to cover the layers underneath.

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Use a knife or spatula and form an even layer.

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Place thin slices of butter over the top of the cake mix.

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Bake in preheated oven until the top is golden brown.

Serve warm or room temperature with a dollop of cool whip, sprinkle confectioner’s sugar, or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

See recipe card below for complete measurements, details, and total time.

Let’s Talk Ingredients

Lemon curd – Lemon pie filling can be used. I like to use lemon curd because it has more tangy lemon flavor.

Boxed cake mix – There are a variety of cake mixes you can use: yellow cake mix, lemon cake mix, vanilla cake mix, or white cake mix.

Cream cheese – Velvety cream cheese adds a whole new layer of both flavor and texture. (see Top Tips)

Sugar – Adding just a little bit of sugar balances out the tart lemon flavor.

Butter – Both salted and unsalted butter can be used in this recipe. (see Top Tips)

Top Tips

Soften the cream cheese in the microwave! For an 8-ounce block of cream cheese, place the completely unwrapped cheese on a microwave-safe plate or bowl and microwave it on high for 15 seconds. Stir and microwave for another 10 seconds. Repeat this step until you get the consistency you want.

Make sure your butter is cold, making it much easier to get the slices very thin. When the dump cake bakes, the butter melts and blends with the dry cake mix, but it won’t spread.

Parts of the cake mix that are left uncovered, may come out of the oven still dry and powdery so try and cover as much of the top of the dump cake as possible.

You can melt the butter and drizzle it over the top of the cake mix, if you’re more comfortable with this technique.