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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Mixed Fruit Dump Cake

I love an easy dessert. And so does my family. Well...they just like dessert. I'm not sure they really care how easy it is. Ha! Using dry cake mixes as a base for a dessert like this makes the whole thing easier, I think. The nice thing about THIS little treat is that you can use just about any kind of fruit you like. I had mixed fruit in my freezer but fresh would work too. Peaches would be marvelous! Serve it warm with ice cream for an over the top experience!

Mixed Fruit Dump Cake



6 cups fruit (I used frozen peaches, raspberries, blackberries and strawberries)
1 12-ounce can evaporated milk
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 white cake mix
1/3 cup sliced almonds
3/4 cup butter ~ melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.

In a large bowl, combine the evaporated milk, eggs, sugar, and cinnamon. Stir with a whisk until blended.

Stir in the fruit.

Pour mixture into the prepared pan.

Sprinkle DRY cake mix over the top of the fruit mixture then scatter the almonds on top.

Drizzle with the melted butter. 

Bake for 40 - 45 minutes until golden brown. 

Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

Let's go! 
Let's go!

Pour all the fruit in your baking dish. 
Pour all the fruit in your baking dish.

Mix together the evaporated milk, sugar, eggs and cinnamon. 
Mix together the evaporated milk, 
sugar, eggs and cinnamon.

Then pour over the fruit. 
Then pour over the fruit.

Sprinkle with DRY cake mix on top of the fruit then sprinkle the almonds on top. 
Sprinkle with DRY cake 
mix on top of the fruit then 
sprinkle the almonds on top.

Then drizzle the melted butter. 
Then drizzle the melted butter.

Bake... 
Bake...

...then enjoy with some ice cream! 
...then enjoy with some ice cream!