GRAMMY’S PEACH PECAN DUMP CAKE is a winner in our house!!! :). YUM! This dessert is filled with peachy, cinnamony, nutty yumminess that will be a sure favorite in your house, too!! You can use canned peaches or fresh…..actually, you can use canned apple pie filling, as another option, too! The delectable combination of sweet and nutty is pure heaven. And is there anything easier than a “dump cake”?? I think not! The whole recipe from mixing ingredients to baking happens in the same dish….I love recipes like that, don’t you? 🙂 haha. And the amazing smell as this dessert is cooking…..OH MY, YES! I made this in our “work apartment” yesterday and my HUBBY said he was met with the most amazing smell out in the hallway outside our apartment as soon as he stepped off the elevator coming home from work last night! :). He was excited to find out it was coming from us, haha…..the mark of a winner recipe, right?! Check out GRAMMY’S PEACH PECAN DUMP CAKE below……ENJOY!
GRAMMY'S PEACH PECAN DUMP CAKE
Ingredients
- 3 15oz cans sliced peaches, in heavy syrup
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup butter, thinly sliced
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans
FOR FRESH PEACH VERSION
- 6-8 fresh peaches, peeled and sliced
- 1/3 cup sugar (sprinkled on fresh peaches and let sit for 30 minutes for syrup to form
- 1/4-1/3 cup water, OPTIONAL....if additional liquid is needed if peaches don't create enough syrup after sitting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375*. Very lightly butter or spray the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
- Aftering opening cans of peaches, drain two of the cans of liquid. Then spread all three cans of peaches and remaining liquid in bottom of your 9x13 baking dish.
- Sprinkle the peaches with cinnamon.
- Spread the dry cake mix evenly over the top of your cinnamon peaches, followed by the brown sugar spread over the top, as well.
- Arrange the thinly sliced butter over the top of the cake, making sure to cover all surface and corners of the mixture. Top with the chopped pecans
- Bake at 375* for approx one hour until cake is golden brown on top. You may want to cover loosely with foil towards end of baking time, if pecans are getting too dark.
- After cake has finished cooking, remove from oven. Serve warm or cold, with ice cream or whipped cream. ENJOY!
