Dump Cake
My grandma always made a delicious "dump cake". I have her recipe, but I'd like to make a couple of changes, and I'm needing some advice for that. Normally, I steer clear of cake mixes, but this is tried and true for my grandma, so I'd like to keep using the mix if possible.
Here is the original recipe:
-1 (13.5 ounce) can crushed pineapple
-1 (22 ounce) can cherry pie filling
-1 cup chopped nuts or coconut
-1 cup butter, chopped
-1 box yellow cake mix
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease 13X9 inch pan. Pour in pineapple. Spread pie filling over pineapple. Sprinkle dry cake mix over pie filling evenly. Sprinkle nuts or coconut over cake mix. Dot butter on top. Bake in preheated oven for one hour or until brown.
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What I'd like to do with it:
I'd like to replace the yellow cake mix with chocolate/devil's food cake mix. I like the idea of it tasting like a chocolate covered cherry. I'd also like to omit the pineapple-Should I get some canned cherries to replace it? Or just another can of pie filling? I'd also like to replace the nuts/coconut with mini chocolate chips. Do you think it'd be too chocolatey if I did that? Also, my grandma sometimes added a pinch of nutmeg to the cake mix. I was thinking of doing that, even with the chocolate. I was going to use cinnamon since I like cinnamon and chocolate, but I am afraid it'd be too many different flavors.
Oh, and unfortunately, my grandma passed away five years ago, so I have no way of asking her advice on this.
Here is the original recipe:
-1 (13.5 ounce) can crushed pineapple
-1 (22 ounce) can cherry pie filling
-1 cup chopped nuts or coconut
-1 cup butter, chopped
-1 box yellow cake mix
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease 13X9 inch pan. Pour in pineapple. Spread pie filling over pineapple. Sprinkle dry cake mix over pie filling evenly. Sprinkle nuts or coconut over cake mix. Dot butter on top. Bake in preheated oven for one hour or until brown.
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What I'd like to do with it:
I'd like to replace the yellow cake mix with chocolate/devil's food cake mix. I like the idea of it tasting like a chocolate covered cherry. I'd also like to omit the pineapple-Should I get some canned cherries to replace it? Or just another can of pie filling? I'd also like to replace the nuts/coconut with mini chocolate chips. Do you think it'd be too chocolatey if I did that? Also, my grandma sometimes added a pinch of nutmeg to the cake mix. I was thinking of doing that, even with the chocolate. I was going to use cinnamon since I like cinnamon and chocolate, but I am afraid it'd be too many different flavors.
Oh, and unfortunately, my grandma passed away five years ago, so I have no way of asking her advice on this.