Crock Pot Cherries and Cream Dump Cake is an easy slow cooker dessert made with cake mix and a can of cherry pie filling. Serve warm and top with vanilla ice cream for an unbelievably delicious dessert.

 
This dump cake is so, so easy. Only a handful of ingredients, a few minutes of prep time, and a couple of hours in the crock pot are needed.
Last month I made a Peaches and Cream version of this cake and I had a feeling a cherry version would be just as good, if not better. Well, I think it is better.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED FOR CROCK POT PEACHES AND CREAM DUMP CAKE:

Cherry Pie Filling
Cream Cheese– make sure it is softened.
Sugar– I use granulated, but brown sugar can be used instead.
Almond Extract– vanilla extract can be used instead, but use double the amount. Cake Mix– Yellow or white can be used. I like Duncan Hines or Betty Crocker.
Butter– I use salted.

 

 
RECIPE TIPS:
Use the cooking time as an estimate. Slow cookers tend to cook at different rates. Get to know your slow cooker so you get a feel for how to adjust cooking times. Some crock pots run a little hot. The newer ones tend to take longer to cook.
Paper towels are needed to keep the condensation from dropping back on the cake.
Sometimes the edges of this dessert get done before the middle. Take a peak at the cake before the 2 hour mark. If the edges look like they are at risk of burning, but the inside is still really undercooked, give it a good stir and put th...