Recipes

[chickenbutt]

On 10/21/2014 anniebear said:

I've heard of Dump Cakes forever, and have enjoyed the ones I've tasted in the past. But the Dump Dinners book sounds like something from the Honey Boo Boo tv show and my stomach is rolling just thinking about it! It's probably just crock pot recipes but all I can picture is Honey Boo Boo's mom June using her hands to smush up a lot of raw ingredients with a big jar of mayonnaise and then cooking it! That one's not for me!

Hahaha! Yikes!

[kittyfan]

""dump cakes"" aren't that unusual in my area. Just quick and easy. This one was really tasty

[Beebee2]

My two cents' worth (and it's worth every penny), I, too, wouldn't consider dump cakes because of the name. But a funny thing happened to me, a lady brought a cake to a luncheon and we all raved about it. I asked for the recipe; she gave it to me. It wasn't called dump cake, but that is what it was. I have since made a couple of them. However, if you don't like using cake mix, and a whole stick of butter, plus canned fruit, don't consider it. I actually prefer baking from scratch but I don't bake often because we don't need it.

As for the dump meals, there are all kinds of them. I remember the gal who used to be Wolfgang's sidekick on the 'other' show used to show dump type recipes, one in particular was just pasta, pasta sauce, and I think frozen ground beef cooked in a pressure cooker.

So, 'what's in a name?' sometimes can be surprising. A lot of the 'quick' recipes rely on a lot of processed ingredients, and that is the thing I try to avoid. But that quick cake recipe is nice to have under your belt on certain occasions.

As another poster wrote in different words, 'different strokes for different folks'.

[hopi]

Most crock pot meals you can throw anything in, it comes out fine. My experience with dump cakes is that they are okay they are not fine baked goods. No need to buy cookbooks so many of the recipes can be found when you google them.

[Free2be]

On 10/21/2014 kittyfan said:

One of the ladies brought a pumpkin dump cake to an event--it was delicious. Need to get the recipie.

Here's a recipe. I haven't made it but it could be the one you liked.

Pumpkin Dump Cake

1/2 C melted butter

1 (12 oz) can evaporated milk

1 (29 oz) can pumpkin

1/2 C brown sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 C chopped pecans

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1/4 tsp ground cloves

3 eggs

1 pkg. yellow cake mix

1/2 C white sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Lightly grease 9x13 baking pan

3. Mix everything except the pecans, butter, and cake mix, in a bowl and pour into baking pan.

4. Sprinkle cake mix and pecans over mixture.

5. Drizzle butter all over the mixture and bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until edges are brown.

Serves 10

[TrishTX]

I receive the Recipe Lion recipe emails and they have had dump cakes and dump mealf featured in some recent emails. Here is a listing of titles to give you an idea of what is considered "dump" recipes

Gooey Dump Cake

Dump & Go Cowboy Chicken — Wildly good

Frito Chili Pie — Hearty meal we love

Hubby's Favorite Dump Cake — He loves it

All Day 4-Packet Roast — Simple, delicious dinner

Stupid Chicken — Shown above

Quick Fix Bisquick Casserole — Very yummy

Black Forest Dump Cake — Addictive treat

Lazy Day Chicken & Noodles - Yum!

Toss-Together Ramen Beef Skillet — So incredibly easy

Dump & Go Cheesy Chicken — Cheesy delight

Crowd-Pleasing "Crack" Dip — Stupidly easy

Mom's Best Apple Dump Cake — Seasonal favorite

Easy Dump & Bake Chicken Casserole — Simple supper

Lazy Day Peach Crumble — Make this tonight!

Best Easy Dump Cake Ever

All Day Hungarian Goulash — Our family loves it

Easiest Pot Roast Ever — The name doesn't lie

Dump & Go Cherry Betty — Mmm!

4-Ingredient Dump & Go Russian Chicken — Great

One-Pot Hamburger Stroganoff — Great flavor

Dump & Go Watergate Salad

Dump and Go Knockoff Wendy's Chili

Slow Cooker Cafe Rio Copycat Shredded Chicken

Just-Like Outback Steakhouse Easy Potato Soup

No-Brainer Banana Split Dump Cake

Poor Man's Stew - Budget-friendly

3-Ingredient French Vanilla Peach Cobbler

Dump & Go Copycat Cracker Barrel Hash Browns Casserole

Mini Loaf White Bread - Simple bread recipe

Copycat Old Country Store Meatloaf

The Ultimate Breakfast Bake - Easy too!

4-Ingredient Dump and Go Russian Chicken

Dump and Go Cheesy Chicken - Tasty

Aussie Chicken Knockoff

Dump and Go Cheddar Chicken Bake

Takeout Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken - MMM

The Best Ever Creamed Corn

Dump and Go Chicken Stroganoff - Perfect weeknight meal

Homemade KFC Barbeque Baked Beans

Just-Like Olive Garden's Baked Ziti - Yum!

[celeste27]

I think some of the Bisquick meals could be called dump meals. I make the quick bisquick quiches and they are pretty much dump.

[NYC Susan]

I've seen the Dump Cake book at Walgreen's for $9.99. The same one shown on the infomercial, minus of course the other book & the pan & whatever else comes with it.

Personally, if something appealed to me I wouldn't care what it was called. The word "dump" has lots of meanings, and isn't a turn-off to me. As someone said above, it's just a word.

OP, if you're interested you should probably try to find it locally. Not only would it be cheaper, but you could look thru it and see if it's what you expected it to be. And then of course no waiting for it to arrive!

[Puzzle Piece]

Thanks gals - the recipe and the google sites are great. I've got to try out a few as they seem easy and sound like they would be tasty too!

[Poodlepet2]

Yes, you can indeed find dump cake recipes online, and I, for one, love dump cake of all kinds. In general, I bake from scratch, but I have never had a dump cake I didn't like. With the holidays upon us, these are great for unexpected company, or groups like church socials. I'm curious about the dump meals, but I don't like cooking with canned stuff-although. I do indeed keep a well stocked pantry that includes canned goods, but I am not a fan of canned soup. I don't think I would use too many recipes from the dump meals book. Poodlepet