Cranberry Cream Cheese Dump Cake: The Easiest Holiday Dessert You’ll Ever Make
The holidays have a way of sneaking up on you. One minute you’re planning your menu with all the confidence in the world, and the next you’re elbow-deep in a turkey with three side dishes simmering on the stove and absolutely no mental bandwidth left for dessert. That’s exactly where this Cranberry Cream Cheese Dump Cake swoops in to save the day.
This golden, bubbling pan of pure joy is the kind of dessert that looks like you spent hours on it but honestly comes together in about ten minutes of actual hands-on time. The creamy swirls of tangy cream cheese melting into tart cranberry and a buttery cake top? It’s the kind of thing people ask about before they even finish their first bite. And once you see how ridiculously simple it is, you’ll want to keep this one in your back pocket all season long.
Ingredients
- 1 can (14 oz) whole berry cranberry sauce
- 1 can (14 oz) jellied cranberry sauce
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened and cut into small cubes
- 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar (optional, for extra sweetness)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
Method
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