Banana Split Dump Cake (Printable version)

Banana split flavors baked into a golden, spoonable dessert with chocolate chips and optional nuts.

# What you'll need:

01 - 2 ripe bananas, sliced

02 - 1 can (20 oz) crushed pineapple, drained

03 - 1 cup maraschino cherries, halved, plus additional whole cherries for garnish

04 - 1 box (15 oz) yellow cake mix

05 - 1/2 cup chocolate chips

06 - 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)

07 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted

08 - Whipped cream

09 - Additional whole cherries

10 - Chocolate syrup

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

02 - Layer the sliced bananas evenly across the bottom of the prepared baking dish.

03 - Spread the drained crushed pineapple evenly over the banana layer.

04 - Distribute the halved maraschino cherries evenly on top of the pineapple layer.

05 - Sprinkle the entire dry yellow cake mix evenly over the fruit layers. Do not mix.

06 - Scatter chocolate chips and chopped walnuts or pecans evenly over the cake mix.

07 - Drizzle the melted unsalted butter evenly over the entire surface.

08 - Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the top is golden and the edges are bubbling.

09 - Allow to cool slightly before serving. Top with whipped cream, whole cherries, and chocolate syrup if desired.

01 -

You’ll never stand over the stove for hours—just layer and bake, and it tastes like you fussed for ages.
The gooey fruit and warm cake meld into something that always has folks sneaking seconds when they think no one’s looking.

02 -

Once, I skipped draining the pineapple fully and got a soupy bottom—give it time in a strainer!
Melting the butter fully and drizzling it slowly is non-negotiable for avoiding dry cake mix clumps.

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Scatter the cake mix with your hand, not a spoon, and you’ll get the most even layer.
Letting the dump cake cool for just 10 minutes reveals gooier fruit layers and helps flavors pop.