I made this rhubarb dump cake immediately after finding rhubarb for the first time this spring.
Rhubarb season is way too short, and if you don’t get some the moment you spot it, you just might lose out altogether. At least that’s how it seems to go for me.
Maybe I should grow my own rhubarb…
Anyhow, this rhubarb cake is the first of my rhubarb recipes this year, and so as long as I can keep finding it, I’ll keep baking with it. I’m a little obsessed with rhubarb in the spring!
Since dump cake recipes are so quick and simple to make, so is this rhubarb cake version, and it has the added perk of being way easier to make than pie.
You’ll need about 4 cups of sliced rhubarb, so get to choppin’. That’s the hardest part, and that’s not even hard!
Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and dig in!
How to store dump cake
Once the cake has cooled completely, it can be covered with plastic wrap or foil and kept in the refrigerator for a couple of days.
It can also be frozen for a couple of months. When ready to eat, let it thaw in the refrigerator.
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Rhubarb Dump Cake
Other simple cake desserts to try:
Cherry-topped Cheerwine Chocolate Cake
Quick and Easy Rhubarb Dump Cake
Ingredients
- 4 cups chopped rhubarb about 1 pound
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 3oz. pkg. strawberry JELL-O
- 1 pkg. yellow cake mix
- 1 cup cold water
- 5 Tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a 9"x13" pan, place rhubarb evenly over bottom of pan.
- Mix sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle over rhubarb.
- Spread dry JELL-O mix over rhubarb and sugar layers.
- Add dry cake mix as the next layer, then cold water and finally the melted butter. Don't mix together.
- Bake at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown.
