Enjoy this Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake made in the Dutch oven while camping. Get the recipe at the bottom of the post!
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 decided to make a dump cake. This Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake is on 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 time of baking.
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 that comes out of 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 coals on the lid.
Bake for 1 hour or until a knife poked in the middle comes out clean.
The cake turned out really well. Many people at the potluck complimented 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?
Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake
Create a unique dump cake in your Dutch oven.
Ingredients
- Frozen Blueberries, approximately 24 oz
- Lemon Curd, 10-12 oz
- Yellow Cake Mix
- Can of Lemon-Lime Soda
Instructions
- Prepare the charcoal for the dutch oven.
- Line your dutch oven with a liner.
- Dump the blueberries into the bottom of the lined oven.
- Layer the lemon curd on top of the blueberries.
- 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 coals on the lid.
- Bake for 1 hour or until a knife poked in the middle comes out clean.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 246Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 358mgCarbohydrates: 49gFiber: 1gSugar: 32gProtein: 2g
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!