🍋 4-Ingredient Lemon Cream Cheese Dump Cake
The easiest, zingiest dessert you’ll ever make! Just dump, bake, and enjoy a luscious lemon cheesecake-like cake with zero fuss.
📝 Ingredients
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1 (15.25 oz) box lemon cake mix (or yellow cake mix + 1 tbsp lemon zest)
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1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
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½ cup (1 stick) butter, melted
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1 (21 oz) can lemon pie filling (or 1½ cups homemade lemon curd)
Optional Upgrade:
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Powdered sugar (for dusting)
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Fresh berries (for topping)
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Prep & Preheat
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Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
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Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
2️⃣ Layer the “Dump”
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Spread lemon pie filling evenly in the dish.
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Dot with cream cheese (tear into small pieces).
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Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly over the top.
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Drizzle with melted butter (try to cover most of the cake mix).
3️⃣ Bake
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Bake 40-45 mins until golden and bubbly at the edges.
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Let cool 15 mins (it thickens as it sets).
4️⃣ Serve
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Dust with powdered sugar and top with berries if desired.
💡 Pro Tips
✔ Extra creamy? Mix 1 egg into the cream cheese before adding.
✔ Crispy topping? Gently press down cake mix with a fork after butter.
✔ Make it tropical? Use pineapple pie filling instead of lemon.
🌟 Why You’ll Love It
✅ 4 ingredients, 5 minutes prep
✅ Cheesecake-meets-cobbler texture
✅ Works with any pie filling (try blueberry or cherry!)
Serve warm with: Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. 🍨
Fun Twist: Add 1 tsp poppy seeds to the cake mix for lemon-poppy seed vibes! 🌸