Dump Cake

Following my last post for Pineapple Upside Down Biscuits, I decided to share my mom's recipe for Cherry-Pineapple Dump Cake. For those of you who have had this stuff, you know it's addicting. I LOVE this stuff. The best part is...there's a reason it's called "dump cake"...you just dump it all together :)

Ingredients
-1 can (16 oz.) crushed pineapple
-1 can (20 oz.) cherry pie filling
-1 pkg. yellow cake mix
-1/2 - 2/3 c. chopped nuts
-1/2 c. butter

Directions
1) Grease 9x13 pan
2) Dump in pineapple with juice, spreading evenly
3) Pour cherry pie filling over pineapple, spreading evenly
4) Add dry cake mix evenly over fruit
5) Add nuts
6) Drizzle melted butter over top
7) Do not mix
8) Bake 350 degrees for 1 hour

Pineapple Upside Down Biscuits

Here's another easy peesy Paula recipe. All growing up, one of my mom's "signature" desserts was pineapple dump cake...YUM! This is the Paula version that insures "portion control"--kind of...i mean you can always have more. But these are cute little individual pineapple dump cakes made from refrigerated biscuits and baked in a muffin tin. I made these a few years ago and they turned out beautifully (well, as beautiful as crushed pineapple can look).


Ingredients
-1 (10-ounce) can crushed pineapple
-1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
-1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, at room temperature
-10 maraschino cherries
-1 (12-ounce) package refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (10 count)

Directions
1) Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2) Grease 10 cups of a muffin tin.
3) Strain the can of crushed pineapple, save juice for later.
4) Combine the pineapple, sugar, and butter, and mix well.
5) Divide the pineapple mixture among the muffin cups.
6) Place a cherry in the center of each muffin cup, making sure cherry hits bottom of cup.
7) Place 1 biscuit in each cup on top of sugar and pineapple mixture.
8) Spoon 1 teaspoon reserved pineapple juice over each biscuit.
9) Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden.
10) Cool for 2 minutes.
11) Invert the pan onto a plate to release the biscuits.
12) Serve warm.