Description
An indulgent yet effortless dessert layering sweet strawberry pie filling, a creamy cheesecake layer, and a buttery cake topping baked to golden perfection.
Ingredients
1 can (21 oz) strawberry pie filling
1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
½ cup granulated sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Pour strawberry pie filling into the dish and spread into an even layer.
- In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- Spoon the cream cheese mixture over the pie filling, spreading gently to cover.
- Sprinkle the dry yellow cake mix evenly over the cream cheese layer—do not stir.
- Drizzle melted butter evenly over the cake mix, aiming for full coverage; tap the dish gently to settle any dry spots.
- Bake for 40–50 minutes, until the top is golden brown and filling bubbles at the edges.
- Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes so layers set before serving.
Notes
Butter Tip: Drizzle slowly and tap the dish so melted butter reaches all the dry mix and prevents clumps.
Make-Ahead: Assemble and refrigerate (covered) up to 8 hours before baking; add 5–10 minutes to bake time if cold.
Storage: Cover and refrigerate leftovers up to 4 days; reheat single servings 15–20 seconds in microwave or 10 minutes at 350 °F in oven.
Freezer-Friendly: Wrap individual portions tightly; freeze up to 2 months. Thaw overnight in fridge.
Variations: Mixed berry (swap half filling for blueberry/raspberry), crunch topping (stir in 1 cup chopped nuts), lemon zest (add 1 tsp to cream cheese), chocolate drizzle (melted white/dark chocolate), mini dump cakes (use ramekins; bake 25–30 minutes).
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40–50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/10 recipe)
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 32 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 58 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg