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Festive Chocolate Peppermint Dump Cake Recipe

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This easy Chocolate Peppermint Dump Cake Recipe is rich and decadent with a minty, chocolate flavor. With just 5 minutes of prep time, this delicious dessert made with chocolate cake mix, pudding and chocolate peppermint candies is great to serve a crowd all winter long for all your holiday or Christmas parties.

A serving of a chocolate peppermint dump cake in a small white bowl next to the baking dish.
Let’s make this easy Chocolate Peppermint Dump Cake recipe.

Your Family Will Love this Chocolate Peppermint Dump Cake Recipe

This easy peppermint dump cake is excellent to make for St. Patrick’s day and Christmas but is delicious any time of the year. There’s no denying that chocolate and peppermint are a powerful duo.

When you pair a cake mix with instant pudding, you know that the flavor is going to be rich and creamy! And when it bakes up after mixing with butter, it creates a delicious cake mix crust that is always scrumptious.

Boxed cake mix desserts are my fave because they cut down the prep time and ingredients needed. And dump cakes are quite possibly the easiest desserts of all time!

Related: Peppermint Chocolate Egg Cream

This dessert is completely hands-off once you place it in the oven. You are in and out of the kitchen quickly yet you’ll have a tasty treat for your family later on.

*Note: What this dessert is not, however, is a normal cake. The consistency is not cake-like. It’s pretty thin and a little bit crunchy and textured. It will not rise, so please don’t expect it to.

You can always leave out the peppermint candies and make a Chocolate Dump Cake or try my kid’s favorite, the Chocolate Caramel Dump Cake.

Ingredient Notes

Labeled ingredients needed to make a Chocolate Peppermint Dump Cake.
What you need to make a Chocolate Peppermint Dump Cake.

Pretty much any chocolate cake mix will work for this recipe but steer clear of the ones that say they have chocolate pudding in it. It doesn’t create the crust the same and it just won’t be as good.

These peppermint chips are great for baking. They are found by regular chocolate chips. Other brands also make peppermint chips so use whatever your store has. Candy canes should only be used as a garnish, as they would just melt away when baked.

Make certain that you buy the INSTANT pudding mix as this is important for the recipe!

And while any milk would work for the moisture in this recipe, I tend to use whole milk as it’s creamy and when you’re making a delicious dessert like this one, you shouldn’t really be looking to save calories anywhere…

Step-by-step instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

melted butter for dump cake recipe

Step 1

Melt 1/2 cup of butter and pour it into the bottom of a 9×13 baking dish.

Baking dish with dry cake mix sprinkled on the pan for a dessert recipe.

Step 2

Evenly sprinkle dry cake mix over the butter.

A baking dish on a counter with dry chocolate pudding powder spread out.

Step 3

Sprinkle dry pudding mix over the cake mix.

chocolate dump cake with mint

Step 4

Add milk and moisten.

With a fork try to spread out the milk so that the dry cake mix and pudding are all a little bit moistened. You don’t need to fully mix it, but rake the fork through so all the dry ingredients get slightly wet.

Mint Chocolate dump cake

Step 5

Top with chocolate chips, then mint baking chips.

butter pats on dump cake

Step 6

Lay the butter pats evenly across the top.

Step 7

Bake for about 50-60 minutes.

It’s done when the top of the cake looks like it has a bit of bite to it. It shouldn’t be super crunchy but it will be crispy.

Tips and tricks

  • If there are any dry cake mix areas when you take it out of the oven, you can spritz a little bit of water from a clean spray bottle on it to make it blend in with the rest of the crust.
  • It is important to follow the steps of this recipe as doing it in another order can make it come out gummy.
  • If you want to make this more holiday-themed, garnish with crushed candy canes instead of mint pieces.
  • This isn’t a “pretty” cake to look at so you can top it with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream to change the look. It’s also super delicious.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is this called a dump cake?

Because you literally just get to dump in the ingredients and bake. Desserts like this are fun and delicious! You can also learn Everything You Need to Know About Dump Cakes in this post.

How do you store leftover dump cake?

To keep this peppermint dump cake as fresh as possible, you’re going to want to store it in the fridge with an air-tight lid. It should stay fresh for about 3 days. Because this doesn’t have excess moisture like in a fruit dump cake, it might even go a few more days.

Can you freeze dump cake?

You can! If you want to meal prep a bit ahead of time, you can make up this dessert right to the point before baking it and pop it in your freezer. When it’s time to bake, just remove it from the freezer and pop it in the oven. Make sure to add a little extra baking time to account for the freezing.

chocolate mint dump cake with candy canes

This easy dessert recipe is going to spoil you, so be aware! The flavor and taste prove that simple ingredients can produce a big flavor!

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chocolate peppermint dump cake in a small white bowl on a counter.

Chocolate Peppermint Dump Cake

Craving an easy dessert? Look no further than this Chocolate Peppermint Dump Cake! With just 5 minutes of prep, this tasty treat is low-stress and high flavor.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Calories: 667kcal
Servings: 12 servings

Equipment

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Melt 1/2 cup of butter and pour it into the bottom of a 9×13 baking dish.
  • Evenly sprinkle dry cake mix over the butter.
  • Sprinkle dry pudding mix over the cake mix.
  • Add milk.
  • With a fork, try to spread out the milk so that the dry cake mix and pudding are all a little bit moistened. You don't need to fully mix it, but rake the fork through so all the dry ingredients get wet.
  • Top with chocolate chips, then mint baking chips.
  • Lay the butter pats evenly across the top.
  • Bake for about 50-60 minutes. 
  • Serve warm.
  • Top with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream plus extra peppermint baking chips as a garnish.

Notes

  • If there are any dry cake mix areas when you take it out of the oven, you can spritz a little bit of water from a clean spray bottle on it to make it blend in with the rest of the crust.
  • It is important to follow the steps of this video as doing it in another order can make it come out gummy.
  • If you want to make this more holiday-themed, garnish with crushed candy canes instead of mint pieces.
  • This isn’t a “pretty” cake to look at so you can top it with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream to change the look.
  • Store any leftover dessert covered, in the fridge for up to 3 days. 

Nutrition

Serving: 0.75cups | Calories: 667kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 43g | Saturated Fat: 27g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 598mg | Potassium: 345mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 49g | Vitamin A: 536IU | Calcium: 155mg | Iron: 4mg
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