super popular cranberry swirl dump cake using canned cranberry sauce. Here’s the full, simple recipe based on what’s in your image:
🥧 Cranberry Dump Cake (Creamy Version)
🧾 Ingredients
- 1 can (14 oz) Ocean Spray Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 cup melted butter (2 sticks)
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Spread the cranberry sauce evenly on the bottom.
- In a bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and eggs until smooth.
- Pour the cream cheese mixture over the cranberry layer and gently swirl (like in your photo).
- Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly over the top—do NOT mix.
- Drizzle melted butter evenly across the cake mix.
- Bake for 45–55 minutes, until golden and set in the center.
🍽️ Tips
- Let it cool slightly before serving so it sets properly.
- Tastes amazing warm with vanilla ice cream.
- You can add chopped pecans or walnuts for crunch.
If you want, I can give you a version with fewer ingredients or a from-scratch (no boxed mix) version.