4 Ingredient Gingerbread Dump Cake

This 4 ingredient gingerbread dump cake with cake mix is easy to make, moist and good for Christmas time! Serve our gingerbread cake in 9×13 pan for brunch or dessert this year. Great recipe loved by all.

We thought this gingerbread dump cake should be added to our easy dump cake recipes list on Pynmi blog. Now that the holidays are rolling around we're all about treats. (originally published 11/19, affiliate links present)

You'll have to let us know what you think but we'd say it's a great Christmas dessert that only requires 4 basic ingredients and you can whip up together fast!! We made this after enjoying a batch of cake mix gingerbread muffinswithout a bowl, you layer everything in the pan.

Gingerbread dump cake

• Gingerbread cake and cookie mix
• Apple pie filling – this is how you make homemade apple pie filling or you can buy a can
• Butter
• Can of crushed pineapple
• Nuts – optional of course but honey roasted are yummy
• No added gingerbread spice is necessary for this

Easy right??!!

Unlike our homemade zucchini gingerbread loaf, this is super easy. It only requires a little bit of layering and dumping everything in. NO mixing is even required. Seriously.

Why we love dump cakes

1. They can be whipped together at a moments notice, great when guests arrive unexpectedly
2. Dump cakes only require a few ingredients
3. You can use whichever type of pie filling you like traditionally in about any dump cake recipe
4. Dump cake recipes always come out moist
5. There's no need to cut a pretty slice, you scoop out and serve
   1. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top or whipped cream if you're feeling naughty

They're so good!! Comfort food to the max let's say. Here's a quick peek at the process of making this easy gingerbread cake with apples.

Like we said, these traditionally use butter or layering of a can of pie filling + crushed pineapple. That is our go to method.

We have made the traditional 3 ingredient dump cake recipe before where you use cake mix, egg and a lot of butter but it isn't our preference. That way comes out well…..buttery and heavy to us, so most of our easy dump cakes have fruit and ie filling.

We thought apple and pineapple would compliment our gingerbread cake pretty well and our family agreed…but you could swap out the pie filling if you preferred.

What if you don't care for pineapple or cannot eat it?

• We have had a few people ask us this and our only suggestion would be to replace the can of crushed pineapple with another can of apple pie filling.
  • Note – this will probably make the cake take a bit longer to cook

It may be more dense because of the weight of the top layer of apple pie filling

This is what it looked like when it was done. We waited until the edges of the cake peeking out looked done and was pulling away from the sides and then allowed it to cool on a cooling rack so the whole cake can solidify a bit more before scooping out.

By all means if you are anxious and need dessert right when it looks like this and you pull your gingerbread cake out then scoop out immediately and serve!! It will be a bit looser that way, that is all….but still delish!! Here are some other Christmas quick easy dessert recipes you should try too:

• Starbucks gingerbread loaf or ginger banana bread are great breakfast ideas.
• Gingerbread pumpkin bundt cake
• Pumpkin angel food cake
• and pineapple angel food cake are 2 ingredient dump cakes that are great for the Fall

We have a bunch of cake mix recipes to make things easy. You can make things like our 2 ingredient pumpkin muffinsall the way to these cake mix gingerbread cookies.

How to Make Gingerbread Dump Cake with Cake Mix

Let us explain step by step how simple this one is to throw together though. There is a printable recipe card too below:

Time needed: 40 minutes

Gingerbread Dump Cake

1. Prepare

   Spray 13×9 pan with non stick spray. Pour apple pie filling into pan and spread evenly across bottom. Sprinkle dry gingerbread cake mix on top of that, spread evenly across pan.Dump crushed pineapple on top of mix, spread evenly across pan.Melt butter and pour on top, evenly. Sprinkle nuts on top if you want to add those.

2. Bake

   Put into preheated oven at 350 degrees for 40 – 45 minutes or until edges are light brown, cake-like, and no longer wet. Allow to cool on a cooling rack to firm up a bit. Scoop out and serve.

Gingerbread Dump Cake

By This gingerbread dump cake is moist and good with all the Christmas flavors you crave! Serve an easy gingerbread cake for brunch or dessert this year. Prep: 10 minutes minsCook: 40 minutes minsTotal: 50 minutes minsServings: 12 Save Recipe Saved! Pin Recipe Comment Print Recipe

Equipment

Ingredients

• 1 box gingerbread cake mix, 14.5 oz
• 1 can pineapple, crushed, 20 oz
• 1 can apple pie filling, 21 oz
• 1/2 c nuts, honey roasted pecans we used
• 6 tbsp butter melted

Instructions

• Spray 13×9 pan with non stick spray. Pour apple pie filling into pan and spread evenly across bottom.
• Sprinkle dry gingerbread cake mix on top of that, spread evenly across pan.
• Dump crushed pineapple on top of mix, spread evenly across pan.
• Melt butter and pour on top, evenly. Sprinkle nuts on top if you want to add those.
• Put into preheated oven at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until edges are light brown, cake-like, and no longer wet.
• Allow to cool on a cooling rack to firm up a bit.
• Scoop out and serve.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

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