And now, her first (non-gadget) cookbook can carry the same banner as many of those irresistible time-savers: More than 1 million sold. Mitchell’s “Quick & Easy Dump Cakes and More” (288 ...

and she’s written eight cookbooks, including Dump Cakes, Dump Dinners and Dump Soups. They’re little books often sold at the supermarket checkout. I asked her if she was aware that the titles ...

The tender art of the Dump Cake (clean out the cupboard ... Tosi is a pastry chef and the author of the mind-blowing dessert cookbook Momofuku Milk Bar (Clarkson Potter, $35).

In The Absolute Best Dump Cake Cookbook: More Than 60 Tasty Dump Cakes, the origin of the name is explained: The Southern specialty got its name because it was very common at pig roasts and barbecues.

Given that, it makes sense that there was a surge in dump cake recipes in hometown newspapers and community cookbooks in the 1960s and 70s, a decade or so after national brand cake mixes hit our ...

The authors open their cookbook with “Dump Cake Basics,” giving tips for best results. Next come recipes for making your own yellow, white and chocolate cake mixes. There are recipes for ...