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Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake

Enjoy this Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake made in the Dutch oven while camping. Get the recipe at the bottom of the post!

Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake in the Dutch Oven

A few weeks ago, we went to a camping rally that had a potluck. I wanted to make a new dessert in the dutch oven to share with everyone.

I love the combination of lemon and blueberry, so I made a dump cake. This Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake is one of the simplest Dutch Oven Desserts to make!

Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake Recipe

This cake recipe calls for four simple ingredients: frozen blueberries, lemon curd, a yellow cake mix, and a can of lemon-lime soda.

I just put the blueberries in the bottom of our cooler. They defrosted a little bit, but that is fine.

You can use fresh blueberries if you wish, but it will likely shorten the baking time.

Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake ingredients

It would also be easy to change from blueberries to a different variety of berry.

Prepare the charcoal for the Dutch oven.

Line your Dutch oven with a liner. See how easy it is to make your own Dutch oven liners.

Dump the blueberries (including any juice from the package) into the bottom of the lined pot.

Layer the lemon curd on top.

Mix the cake mix and soda in a separate bowl. Pour the cake batter over the lemon curd.

Place the lid on the Dutch oven. Create a circle of coals and place the pot on top.

Place coals on the lid.  We used about 16 coals on the bottom and 16 on the lid.

Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake directions

Bake for 1 hour or until a knife poked in the middle comes out clean.

Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake in the Dutch Oven

The cake turned out really well. Many people at the potluck complimented it on how good it was.

I love baking cakes with soda and a cake mix in the Dutch oven. The cake part turns out so high and fluffy.

Do you like lemon and blueberry, or would you prefer to use a different kind of berry?

2 photos of Blueberry Lemon Dump Cake
Yield: 12 servings

Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake

Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake

Create a unique dump cake in your Dutch oven.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Additional Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • Frozen Blueberries, approximately 24 oz
  • Lemon Curd, 10-12 oz
  • Yellow Cake Mix
  • Can of Lemon-Lime Soda

Instructions

  1. Prepare the charcoal for the dutch oven.
  2. Line your dutch oven with a liner.
  3. Dump the blueberries into the bottom of the lined oven.
  4. Layer the lemon curd on top of the blueberries.
  5. Mix the cake mix and soda in a separate bowl.
  6. Pour the cake batter over the lemon curd.
  7. Place the lid on the dutch oven.
  8. Create a circle of coals and place the pot on top.
  9. Place coals on the lid. We used about 16 coals on the bottom and 16 coals on the lid.
  10. Bake for 1 hour or until a knife poked in the middle comes out clean.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 246Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 358mgCarbohydrates: 49gFiber: 1gSugar: 32gProtein: 2g

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Donna

Wednesday 9th of August 2023

Do you have to replace coals anytime during the hour cook time?

Diana Hansen

Thursday 10th of August 2023

It depends on the weather. Cooler or windy conditions sometimes produces cool spots. Make extra coals and rotate the pot and lid in opposite directions to help distribute the heat.

Kelly Johnson

Monday 11th of October 2021

With the cake mix do you include the eggs water & oil? Or does the soda and curd have properties to replace them.

Diana Hansen

Tuesday 12th of October 2021

No eggs, water, & oil are needed. The soda does the trick!

Cathy Roman

Saturday 25th of September 2021

What size Dutch oven are you using! Deep or shallow?

Diana Hansen

Monday 27th of September 2021

We use a regular 8 qt, which I would say is NOT shallow.

KR

Monday 21st of June 2021

could u make this in the oven, too? if so, what temp & for how long? thanks!

Danni

Friday 22nd of April 2022

@Let's Camp S'more, I plan to make this in my oven but do not have a Dutch Oven. Would it be about the same cooking time without a lid on?

Let's Camp S'more

Monday 21st of June 2021

Yes! 350° oven. Check around 35 minutes and go longer if needed.

BC

Thursday 29th of April 2021

Your recipe calls for lemon curd, but doesn't indicate the quantity/container size. the picture shows a jar of lemon fruit filling; 23 oz., I think. Are these items interchangeable? Is 23 oz the correct quantity?

Let's Camp S'more

Monday 3rd of May 2021

Sorry about that, BC. We've updated the recipe. I used half a jar, so about 10-12 oz of lemon curd. We used about 24 oz of blueberries. Adjust the bake time if you use more or less of both. Enjoy!

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