Easy Boxed Cake Mix Dessert Recipes and Ideas (2024)

While I made these fun Pinata Cupcakes for Easter, this recipe is perfect for any time of year! With just a boxed yellow cake mix and some colorful sprinkles, you can make a super fun treat to share with friends and family. Plus there's a surprise inside!

Whether you’re heading to a summer party or just need a sweet treat for your family to enjoy this weekend, this easy Orange Pineapple Dump Cake will be a big hit. Mandarin oranges and pineapple give the perfect fruity taste and the coconut mixed with the yellow cake batter crust gives it great texture!

This Microwave Dump Cake is a great last-minute dessert idea. It’s the same yummy Cherry Pineapple flavor as the classic baked dump cake recipe. But this one cooks up quickly in the microwave in just a few minutes! The yellow cake mix crust doesn't brown up as it does in the oven, but has a light crunch that is divine!

Sweet potatoes make a great side dish and an even better dessert! The buttery yellow cake mix topping and caramel drizzle mean It’s full of flavor and ridiculously easy to make!

Add this easy Pumpkin Dump Cake to your must-make dessert list. This recipe doesn’t use any eggs, or need stirring, making it the quickest recipe ever. You'll love this seasonal treat.

Dump Cake Cupcakes have that great Cherry Pineapple taste but are individual portion size. Best of all? These cupcakes are full of flavor and don't need frosting! Butter mixed with the yellow cake mix add the perfect crumb to the top. These are great cake mix desserts to serve at a party.

You’re going to love this Pineapple Dump Cake with Condensed Milk! It’s fruity, buttery and has a coconut and cake mix crust that you’re going to crave. Pull these ingredients straight from the pantry and make this delicious sweet treat any time you want it!

If you need a dessert for a crowd that is also the epitome of comfort food and literally takes no effort, I’ve got the perfect recipe for you. Crock Pot Apple Cherry Dump Cake is ridiculously easy to make and ridiculously tasty to eat. With just some canned fruit filling and a box of yellow cake mix, you'll be delighted by the taste.

If you've been craving a strawberry dessert, you need to make this super easy and totally delicious Strawberry Pineapple Dump Cake! It’s perfect for this time of year and all you have to do is open a few ingredients and put them in a pan!

If you’re looking for a quick dessert that your family will love, this Peach Blueberry Dump Cake Recipe is for you! It’s simple to make, tastes buttery and delicious and is full of yummy fruit that your kids will go crazy for.

Open and pour. That’s about as hard as this recipe gets! I love this Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake recipe. It’s great for parties, potlucks and anytime you want a delicious sweet treat. The yellow cake mix gives it such great flavor!

These spicy, flavorful Fireball Cupcakes are easy to make for all your parties! Just grab a bottle of cinnamon whisky and a box of yellow cake mix and you’ll have a co*cktail-inspired dessert in a flash!

No matter what time of year, these super easy Prosecco Cupcakes with Prosecco Buttercream are a fun dessert to serve. These are a perfect New Year’s Eve treat but are also great for bridal showers and girl’s night in parties! Make these for all your celebrations.

Boozy cupcakes are always a great idea! These easy Sangria Cupcakes use white wine and a boxed cake mix and come together quicker than an actual batch of sangria. Make these for your next girl’s night in!

This delicious Cookie Dip made with dry cake mix and cream cheese is creamy and so easy to make. Topped with holiday sprinkles, this dessert idea is perfect for Easter but you can make this for any holiday by just changing up what sprinkles you use. This one is YUM! It's great for a party.

A boxed white cake mix and rosé wine create the perfect girls' night dessert idea! If you're a pink wine lover, these are a must try!

A Pinata Cake is a fun surprise to make for the kids! Filled with candy, this surprise cake uses a boxed cake as the base you so you can spend time creating the fun chocolate dome.

This crazy unique dessert idea will blow people's minds! Take your favorite pie and bake it into a cake! Use boxed white cake mix to keep things super easy. If you've never tried a Pie Cake, you need to! It's way easier than it sounds! It's one of my more unique cake mix desserts to make for parties.

Yes, you can add popcorn to a cupcake and you totally should. Make a batch of my favorite caramel corn then infuse the cupcake batter and create a crunchy topping that your family will love.

St. Germain Cupcakes are a white cake mix infused with elderflower liqueur and lemon to create the perfect spring cupcake to share with friends.

This holiday dump cake with white cake mix is going to be your new favorite dessert! Eggnog Dump Cake tastes like Christmas and couldn’t be easier to make!

Weird. Yes. But these Cheeto Cupcakes are one of the cake mix desserts that you just have to try once! The cheese crumbs and cream cheese frosting work together somehow. These are memorable for sure.

These boozy Moscow Mule Cupcakes are easy to make and the perfect way to say cheers at your next party. If you like co*cktails, make these vodka spiked cupcakes that start with a box of white cake mix.

These white Russian cupcakes are the classic co*cktail in a cupcake form! A sweet, fluffy, Baileys buttercream tops a super soft and moist White Russian flavored cupcake. Sprinkle it with some shaved chocolate and get ready to party.

Yup. Now you can eat your margarita too! Make these easy and delicious Margarita Cupcakes for your next party! White cake mix infused with tequila is fun and tasty!

The white cake mix and melted white chocolate mix together to create a candy-like coating for crunchy popcorn. With colorful sprinkles and chocolate chips, this fun dessert idea is great for a snack or party.

Boozy Coconut Rum Cupcakes start with boxed white cake mix and are infused with rum to create a treat that will remind you of a tropical vacation!

If you're a strawberry dessert fan, you'll love these flavorful Jello cupcakes! They're quick and easy and have a gorgeous pink color!

Canned blueberry pie filling gets a flavor upgrade when topped with a gluten-free cake mix. This dump cake is great for people who have special dietary restrictions.

If you’re looking for a sweet treat that comes together quickly, look no further than this Angel Food Pineapple Dump Cake. It has just 2 ingredients and can be modified in a handful of ways to make it even better!

Make this super simple Strawberry Shortcake Dump Cake! It’s a quick twist on a classic dessert that your whole family will love! Canned strawberries are topped with angel food cake mix to make a tasty treat.

Whether you use a store-bought angel food cake or make one from a boxed mix, this easy layered dessert is a great one to make for company. The Whipped Cream and peaches are a match made in heaven!

This rich Layered Chocolate Truffle Cake uses boxed cake mix to create a show-stopping dessert that is easier than it looks! A simple chocolate ganache is the filling and frosting. You'll freak out over just how tasty this cake is!

Starting with a few tasty candy bars and topped with dry chocolate cake mix, this easy dump cake recipe is rich and will definitely require a glass of milk. This is one of the cake mix desserts that your kids will love the most!

Adding mayonnaise to a boxed chocolate cake mix creates moist Chocolate Cupcakes that are outrageous in flavor! It's a great recipe to make if you don't have all the ingredients you usually need.

This Chocolate Caramel dump cake might be my favorite dump cake to date! The chocolate cake mix gives it a rich, decadent flavor that doesn't require hardly any effort. The way the butter mixes with the dry cake mix is magical!

My son skipped birthday cake this year in place of these chocolate cake mix cookies! They have a rich, chocolate flavor and a really great consistency that's made better with crunchy chocolate candies.

This Chocolate Peppermint Dump Cake is a fun minty twist on a chocolate dessert. It's quick and easy and perfect for any time of year. The mint flavored baking chips keep things extra yummy!

These quick and easy Chocolate Red Wine Cupcakes are a fun festive treat to make for a girl’s night in or holiday party! Boozy treats make everyone smile! And these with chocolate cake mix are so simple!

With pudding and chocolate chips, this quick and easy Chocolate Dump Cake recipe is one that you'll crave! It's a great party dessert for a crowd especially if you're serving chocolate lovers.

This Sherry Wine Cake recipe has a nostalgic feel and a yummy nutmeg flavor. Starting with a cake mix makes it a quick recipe to make when you want a coffee cake or dessert.

Just cake mix and a can of soda is all you need to make this quick and easy Bundt Cake! It's a fun recipe to make with the kids.

Rum cake is another simple bundt cake to make that starts with a cake mix. Sprinkle a little powdered sugar on top and serve this to friends next time you have a coffee date.

While this cranberry bundt cake makes a great Christmas treat, you really can make it all year long. The cranberries are tart (use dried cranberries if off-season) and create a delicious bundt that's great with coffee or as an after-dinner treat.

This Bourbon Bundt Cake takes a little more effort to put together than my standard cake mix desserts. But it's totally worth it! The dates give the cake tons of moisture and texture and the bourbon caramel sauce is insanely delicious!