Some people are vegan and some people are lactose-intolerant and some people are watching their cholesterol and some people just Don’t Do Dairy. Well, this is a Dessert you’ll find Delightful and Delicious.
Dump Cake is something we used to have, a family tradition, like chili mac and fish from St. Cecilia’s on Friday. Back in the day, we made it with butter, of course, but now we use vegan margarine so our vegan daughter can have some. Please feel free to use butter, if you prefer. Or coconut oil. Or lard, I don’t care, suit yourself. I’m not the shortening police.
Dairy-Free Dump Cake
- 2 cans of fruit and/or fruit pie filling
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 stick vegan margarine
- nuts of any kind, if you like
Butter a square cake pan. Dump in the contents of the fruit/pie filling. If you use two different kinds of fruit (many prefer pineapple and cherry — ick), dump in one kind and spread it around, then dump in the other kind and spread it on top, trying not to stir them together. Then dump the cake mix on top. Cut the butter into slices and cover the top of the cake mix. The nuts can be dumped anywhere in these layers, from the bottom to the top.
Bake at 350F for one hour.
How easy is that? Way, that’s how.
Now the Deal: Every Friday of April, I’m offering a free download of TURTLE FEATHERS, my new collection of animal stories. The giveaway begins at midnight Thursday night and ends at midnight on Friday. For your convenience, you can read excerpts from every story in the collection by clicking here.
WRITING PROMPT: Write a 100-word piece using the words turtle, feathers, and deal.
Froster
June 11, 2012 at 4:52amHello Marian! Like your interesting writing style of using letter to make the title!! Your suggested dish will be warm welcomed by the kids as they (generally) don’t like to have milk. Thanks for the recipe of ‘Dairy-Free Dump Cake’.
Marian Allen
June 11, 2012 at 9:07amThanks! This post was part of the A-to-Z blog-a-day challenge. I hope your kids enjoy the Dump Cake. It’s very easy to make, and you can use so many various ingredients, it’s never the same thing twice!
Dani G.
April 5, 2012 at 11:33amOkay, I have to confess. I don’t use cake mixes. But I can try it with just a regular receipt, right?
Marian Allen
April 5, 2012 at 3:44pmWith just the dry bits, sure, why not? 🙂
nutschell
April 4, 2012 at 1:20pmA dairy free cake! who knew? must try this recipe sometime.Great A-Z post! Nutschellwww.thewritingnut.com
Marian Allen
April 4, 2012 at 3:27pmI know! I love finding good vegan recipes that I can offer our vegan daughter, and dairy- and/or gluten-free recipes for our friends with allergies and sensitivities.
Be over to see you soon!
MA
Wanda
April 4, 2012 at 1:02pmThat recipe sounds delightful Marian. Thanks for sharing and Happy A-Z Blogging
Marian Allen
April 4, 2012 at 3:26pmThanks, Wanda! You, too — I’ll be over to visit you as soon as my home internet is back up. I’m grabbing a couple of minutes at the library. 🙂
MA
Holly Jahangiri
April 4, 2012 at 12:38pmYou know, “dump cake” (or Dutch Oven Cobbler) is one of the things my son’s Scout troop makes and sells at Relay for Life each year. I wish you lived closer and could join us – not this Friday, but next.
See below for links and more info. 🙂
Marian Allen
April 4, 2012 at 3:25pmOh, I wish I could, too! WHEN is that WorldCon where I’m going to be given the Hugo?
MA
Clarissa Draper
April 4, 2012 at 11:43amWow, what an easy recipe. I’m bookmarking this page.
Marian Allen
April 4, 2012 at 3:24pmEasy is the way I like my recipes, Clarissa! 😉 Check out my Recipes tab for more, under Alligator Sandwiches.
MA
Bob Sanchez
April 4, 2012 at 11:36amHiya Marian,
I need to lose weight, so I’ll hold off as long as I can on the cake. But I will go get me some turkle feathers.
Bob
Marian Allen
April 4, 2012 at 3:23pmLOL! I thought my grandpa and I were the only people who said “turkle” for “turtle”! Thanks for the memory. 🙂
MA
Red Tash
April 4, 2012 at 10:53amFabulous! Every Friday, huh? Make sure and let Pixel of Ink know! Maybe they will pick it up and add it to their schedule!
Have a great day, MA!
Marian Allen
April 4, 2012 at 3:21pmDone, Red! Thanks for the reminder. 🙂 HUGS!
MA
The Writing Goddess
April 4, 2012 at 10:18am“I’m not the shortening police” cracked me up!
This cake is right along my favorite kinds – super quick and easy. Thanks for sharing!
Marian Allen
April 4, 2012 at 10:44amYeah, quick and easy is my thing, for sure! Check out my recipes, especially the ones called Alligator Sandwiches — they’re snappy. 😉
MA
Sarah Reece
April 4, 2012 at 10:02amThe Dump Cake recipe is so incredibly easy to prepare and tastes well too. When the cake is ready, you may whip some cream and pour on top of it, before serving. That makes it better for me…. 🙂
Marian Allen
April 4, 2012 at 10:40amOh, um yum, YES, especially if you put some sugar and vanilla in that whipped cream. Mmmmmm…. Of course, then it isn’t vegan anymore. 😉
Bodie P
April 4, 2012 at 9:47amWe used to do something like this, but we actually mixed up the cake mix, put LOTS of butter in the bottom of the pan, sprinkled brown sugar thickly onto it, then spread pineapple on it, then poured the cake batter over the top. And when it was done we turned it out of the pan and voila, a cake with a lovely mapley carmelly pineappley topping.
Marian Allen
April 4, 2012 at 10:39amPineapple Upside-Down Cake! That is SO FREAKIN’ GOOD. 😀
MA
Helen Ginger
April 4, 2012 at 9:40amSound easy enough! I’ll give it a try.
Marian Allen
April 4, 2012 at 10:38amHelen, it’s so easy, even I can do it. lol!
MA
Amanda Saint
April 4, 2012 at 9:31amLove the dump cake ethos! My blog yesterday was all about cake. Stopping by from A-Z challenge and will defintely be coming again 🙂
Marian Allen
April 4, 2012 at 10:38amOoo! I’m at the library right now, waiting for Mom so we can go grocery shopping. Imma come visit you when I get home. 🙂
MA
Damyanti
April 4, 2012 at 9:21amMust try out this recipe over the weekend for my MIL.
PS: used your prompts today…bless you for them 🙂
—Damyanti, Co-host A to Z Challenge April 2012
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Marian Allen
April 4, 2012 at 10:36amYay! Love your stories again this year. You are the BEST!
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Marian Allen
April 4, 2012 at 10:37amYay! Love your stories again this year. You are THE BEST!
MA
Jean Yates
April 4, 2012 at 7:56amThis is great! I have a Vegan son (out of my five boys). Thanks! jean
Marian Allen
April 4, 2012 at 8:16amGlad to be of help, Jean! I frequently post vegan/vegetarian recipes, so you might want to look at my recipe tab up there above the posts, and check out the Foods category in my blogroll for vegetarian sites. VEGANS EAT PENCIL SHAVINGS is a particular favorite of mine. 🙂
MA