Strawberry Cheesecake Dump Cake
Jan 20, 2026 06:17 AM
This strawberry cake mix dessert is the kind of recipe you keep in your back pocket for when you need something quick but still crave a homemade touch. It uses pantry staples and optional fresh strawberries. It's like a buttery cobbler with a cheesecake swirl. And it's awesome!
I never thought I'd say this (you know, not from scratch), but vintage dump cakes are becoming a thing around here and a growing category on this blog, and with good reason: they're an easy dessert recipe option that uses simple ingredients. And disappears quickly.
This strawberry cream cheese cobbler is not a cake, but a spoonable dessert. It's also called a dump cobbler or cobbler with cake mix, and it might be the perfect dessert when short on time. It's quick to assemble, and you can have it on the table in 45 minutes.
The cake mix soaks up the juices from the filling and turns golden and slightly crisp at the edges while staying cakey underneath. And the butter, well, it melts and seeps into the dry ingredients, tying it all together.
If you've made dump cakes before, first of all, you should.
And second, try them warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream. That said, some of them are surprisingly good plain the next day, at a cool room temperature, when the flavors have settled; I especially like the chocolate cherry dump cake and peach cake mix cobbler this way.
It's a great way to plan a dessert for a gathering, especially for a large crowd. The baked dump cake will keep for 4-5 days in the refrigerator, well covered in plastic wrap. Let it come to room temperature before serving, or slightly warm it in a medium oven.
Ingredients:
- 42 ounces strawberry pie filling, 2 cans with 21 ounces each
- ½ cup chopped fresh strawberries, optional
- 8 ounces regular cream cheese, softened
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream, optional
- ½ teaspoon lemon zest
- 15.25 ounces French vanilla cake mix, 1 box
- 1 cup cold unsalted butter, thinly sliced
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
40 minutes
Total Time:
50 minutes
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