Sponge Cake Recipes from Scratch

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How to Prepare

Take a saucepan and add the milk, along with two tablespoons of butter. Heat the milk on low heat. In another bowl, beat the eggs (on high speed) with two cups of sugar, for around ten minutes or till the mixture gets fluffy and increases in volume. Now, lower the speed of the beater and slowly add vanilla and lukewarm milk that is heated with butter. Mix well and keep aside. Now, combine the flour with baking powder, cocoa powder and salt and sift the mixture two to three times. The next step is to add the flour into the butter-sugar batter. Beat the mixture thoroughly, till the batter acquires a marbled texture and glossy finish. Use the remaining butter to grease the cake pan, into which, you have to sprinkle some sugar, before adding the cake batter. Now, bake the batter for around thirty minutes, in the oven that is preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Let the cake get cool for ten minutes, before serving.

The above said recipes are easy and simple, and can be prepared easily. Once you get comfortable in making these cakes, you may collect other such best sponge cake recipes from scratch and try them too. So, why wait? Try these recipes and enjoy the delicious homemade sponge cake.

Cherry Dump Cake

Want your taste buds to bless you for treating them to a delightful cherry dump cake? Want a sweet platter that has the knack to tickle your sweet tooth? Alright, enough of temptation talk! Let us move on and change the scenario a tad bit. Before this article arms you with the cherry dump cake recipe, you might like to read and rev up your knowledge about what a dump cake is.

What is a Dump Cake?

According to your olfactory senses, the name dump cake might not sound the most appetizing item on the sweet list. However, what's in a name? It is indeed a dessert that people love to devour. This cake, unfortunately suffers from an identity crises, as majority prefer to call it a version of the cobbler cake. Surprisingly, the dump cake is popular not only for its delicious morsels, it is also coveted with the 'quick cake to make' tag. Now, that feature just does not make you wait for its arrival in your mouth!

Dump cake is made by combining canned fruits. Pineapple and cherries are some of the most predominant fruits added to the recipe. The fruits are drained and placed at the bottom of the baking dish. The next step is to add white or a yellow colored cake mix on top of the fruit layers. The cake is then baked and a scoop of butter is poured on top of the cake mix. When baked, the butter forms a crust that melts in the mouth coupled with a layer of canned sweet fruits. Dump cake is the easiest to make, simply because it has no ingredients that you need to measure and add. Instead of using canned fruits you could also resort to using fresh cut fruits. You are free to use your imagination and make wild concoctions that spells specialty in every bite. You could experiment with a variety of canned pie filling or allow the canned fruits to macerate for a while in its own juices and see the sweetness get all the more sweeter!

As far as experimenting with flavors is concerned, chocolates go far in ranking high on the chart of cake makers and cake eaters! Chocolate recipes are here to stay and get you hooked to the delicious dump cakes. Instead of pouring white or yellow cake mix, you could switch to using the chocolate cake mix. You could make a black forest cake by simply pouring the chocolate cake mix over the cherries placed at the bottom of the baking dish. You get a cherry dump cake with a chocolaty twist, cherries soaked in chocolate - a thorough lip-smacker indeed!

How to Make a Cherry Dump Cake

This is the section that will equip you with a cherry dump cake recipe that spills magic in your mouth. Here are the ingredients to get you on board.

Ingredients

    * 1 large can of crushed pineapple
    * 1 can of cherry pie filling
    * 1 can of yellow cake mix or white cake mix
    * 2 sticks butter
    * A can of flaked coconut

Directions

   1. For a pineapple dump cake recipe coupled with cherries, place crushed pineapple into the pan.
   2. Don't discard the juice, pour it along with the crushed pineapple.
   3. Spread it evenly, continuing with the same activity of spreading with the cherry pie filling over the pineapple.
   4. Now is the time to pour the cake mix (yellow or white, your choice!) over the cherries.
   5. You will notice that the cake mix has a granular texture. Well, if you want a crusty and creamy morsel then don't mash it and make it even and smooth. Let it be the way it is.
   6. To give the cake a coarse flavoring, you could sprinkle some dry coconut powder. Ensure that the coconut is not finely powdered. Sprinkling coconut powder that has tiny pieces of coconut intact, will add a different twang to the cake all together.
   7. Garnish it with some cashews to make the cake look and feel rich.
   8. Melt butter in a pan and pour it all over the cake.
   9. Place it in the oven at 320 degrees and see the cake turn crusty from the outside and soft and melt-y inside.
  10. You could serve it whipped cream. Viola! a cherry dump cake with coconut is ready for you.

Still here! I thought with this cake recipe at hand, you must have rushed to prepare your kitchen counter with all you need to make the cherry dump cake. Go now and enjoy the flavors!

Dump Cake Recipe

When we hear ‘dump cake’, it may not sound very appealing. Hence, I am sure you would want to know where does this cake get its name from. Dump cake gets its name from its recipe. Yeah, you heard me right, as all the ingredients are dumped into a baking pan and then baked. The over all presentation is not like a cake, but is like a cobbler, therefore it cannot be categorized under fancy baking. Children can also bake this cake, as there is no mixing. Not only are the kids fond of this recipe, but adults also love it. Take a look at different dump cake recipes.

Cherry Dump Cake Recipe
Cherry dump cake is a delicious dessert to be made for holidays or also great for a backyard picnic. They are easy and inexpensive at the same time.

Ingredients

• Cherry Pie Filling 1 can
• White Cake Mix 1 box
• Butter (sliced) 1 stick

Method

• Pour the cherry pie filling into the baking pan.
• Spread the filling evenly, so that it covers the entire pan.
• Pour dry cake mix over the cherry filling.
• However, do not break the lumps and leave them intact, as they are going to form the "crust" of the cake.
• Place slices butter on top of the dry mix, but do not mix it.
• Bake the cake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, until the cake is golden brown in color.
• It will take approximately 30 to 45 minutes, but different ovens may require different time.
• Remove from the oven, cool for about 30 minutes and slice it evenly and serve warm.

Pumpkin Dump Cake
You may want to give this recipe a try during the holiday season.

Ingredients

• Pumpkin (15 ounce can) 1
• Evaporated Milk (12 ounce can) 1
• Eggs 3
• Nutmeg 1 teaspoon
• Ginger ½ teaspoon
• Cloves ½ teaspoon
• Salt ½ teaspoon
• Sugar ¾ cup
• Yellow Cake Mix 1 packet
• Walnuts 1 cup
• Butter Sticks (melted) ¾ cup

Method

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, as you get the baking pan ready.
• Grease the cooking pan lightly and combine pumpkin, evaporated milk, eggs, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, salt and sugar together and pour the mixture into the baking pan.
• Sprinkle the cake mix on the pumpkin mixture and gently pat down with spoon.
• Now sprinkle in the nuts and drizzle butter on top.
• Bake the cake for 50 minutes till golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and cool, before you cut it into squares.

Apple Dump Cake Recipe
This makes for a delicious apple cake, which children relish a lot.

Ingredients

• Spice Cake Mix 1 package
• Apple Pie Filling 2 cans
• Ground Cinnamon 1 teaspoon
• Ground Nutmeg 1 teaspoon
• Ground All Spice 1 teaspoon
• White Sugar 1 tablespoon
• Butter ¾ cup
• Chopped Pecans 1 cup

Method

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, while you ready the cake mix.
• Grease a baking pan and pour apple pie filling into the pan.
• In a small bowl, mix together cinnamon, nutmeg, all spice and sugar and sprinkle it over pie filling.
• Now pour the dry cake mix over the apple filling.
• Dot it with butter pieces and scatter nuts on top of the dry mix.
• Now bake the cake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about an hour, until the cake is golden brown in color and bubbling on the sides.
• Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream.

Peach Dump Cake Recipe
Personally this is my favorite dump cake recipe. I like to eat this with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients

• Peaches in Heavy Syrup 2 cans
• Yellow Cake Mix 1 package
• Butter ½ cup
• Ground Cinnamon ½ teaspoon

Method

• The oven is to be preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Grease a baking pan and empty peaches along with the syrup into it.
• Cover the peaches with dry cake mix and press down gently.
• Dot with cut butter pieces on top of the cake mix and sprinkle cinnamon powder.
• Bake the cake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for about 45 minutes to an hour, until the top is golden brown in color.

In the same way, there is also pineapple dump cake recipe, which you can make use of. I am sure now you will end up making dump cakes more often as compared to the regular cakes and that there will be cake mania in your house. After reading all these ridiculously easy dump cake recipes, why are you still here? Go on, bake a cake, eat, drink, and be merry!