Fast & Easy Cranberry Dump Cake (Cranberry Cobbler)

cranberry cake square on a rectangular plate with a red heart

Fast & Easy Cranberry Dump Cake (Cranberry Cobbler)

This is one of the fastest and easiest made-from-scratch cake recipes around. A version of a cranberry dump cake, or lazy cake, it has a base of cranberries with an easy, cake-mix topping. The result is a two-layer cake with sweet-tart berries and a golden, buttery cake topping.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Dish Type cake

Cooking Style Baking

Seasonal autumn, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, winter

Ingredient cranberries

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 35

Servings servings

Calories 238

Author Amy Reiley

Equipment

9 x 13 cake baking pan

Ingredients

For the cranberries

3 cups fresh cranberries, washed and sorted discard any soft berries
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

For the cake topping

1 1/2 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup cold, unsalted butter cubed

For serving

vanilla bean ice cream or fresh whipped cream* optional

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Oil a 9 x 13-inch pan or coat with baking spray.**
Toss the cranberries with the sugar and vanilla and spread in an even layer at the bottom of the pan.
In a medium mixing bowl, mix together the flour, salt, baking powder and brown sugar. Top the berries with an even layer of this dry cake mix.
Cut the cold butter into small cubes, 1/4-inch if possible.
Dot the top of the cake evenly with butter cubes.
Bake for 35-40 minutes, until the top of the cake is golden.

Notes

*If you love pie with ice cream, you are going to love serving this cranberry cobbler with a scoop of creamy, vanilla bean ice cream. Alternatively, you can top it with whipped cream. Or just eat it naked, which is what I usually do!

**If you like a thicker cobbler, you can use a 9 x 9 square baking pan instead of the rectangular baking pan. The cake may take an additional 3-5 minutes to cook. Just leave it in the oven until the top is golden.

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