U.S. Janet B. wrote:

> On Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:56:39 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
> >
> >"U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
> > ...
> > >
> >> Does anyone have recipe(s) for dump cakes that use packaged cake
> mix >> (I have several of different flavors) that require nothing
> more than >> mixing with spatula? I really don't want to get a mixer
> out.
> > >
> >> Any kind of dump cake appreciated, I've never made one so have no
> >> instincts to go by on this.
> >> Thanks
> >> Janet US
> >
> > My grandma made one called Cherry Jazz. One can of cherry pie
> > filling, one white or yellow Jiffy (or other single layer cake
> > mix), 1/2 to a full stick of butter or margarine melted. My grandma
> > always used the whole stick.
> >
> > Put the pie filling in an 8" cake pan. Dump the cake mix over.
> > Drizzle with the butter. Bake for approx. 30 min. at 350 degrees.
> >
> > I have experimented by using simply canned fruit with a little of
> > the juice, other pie fillings, adding nuts, cream cheese, etc.
> > Always comes out good. No mixing. You can make a bigger one, but
> > it will need to bake for longer.
>
> Thanks a lot Julie, especially about the tip to change it out to
> different flavors.
> Janet US

It's very simple cooking but it works. When I was a college student,
we would do it with a blueberry filling and the jiffy cake mix. Pretty
sure we used margarine (was a heck of a lot cheaper than butter then).

The other way to do it is mix the batter up with the butter (and I
think an egg?) and put it in the pan then add the can of filling on top
then top that with brown sugar. The berries partly melt into the cake
and I don't really have a name for it other than we called it 'dump
cake'.

Ah that brings back a memory. We had only 1 cookbook. I had checked it
out from the Clemson University Library. Card (yes, we still used
cards then) showed I was the first in 7 years to check it out. 2 pages
got messed up with some syrup or something so I went to the library
next day between classes and fessed up. The Librarian at the desk
laughed and said 1.50 to buy the book or 19.95 damages... Snicker,
bought the book.

That recipe I think was in that book. I recall not the actual name,
but it was written in the late 50's or early 60's and did a decent job
of explaining decent basic things like how long to defrost a frozen
Turkey, how long to bake a stuffed vs. unstuffed one etc. It was our
speed.

The title was something similar to 'Modern cooking for the busy
housewife' and it was full of premade mixes, canned soups and such.
Hamburger Helper hadn't hit the markets yet when it came out but the
book had a very simple version with boiled/drained noodles, browned
ground beef, canned diced tomatoes, and chili or taco seasoning.

As the years went by, the book went off with a former roomate and from
him I know it was passed to another once he was done with it. For all
we know, it's still making it's rounds among Clemson College
students....