Recipes Desserts Cakes Cake Mix Cake Recipes 10 Easy 9x13 Desserts That Start With Cake Mix These simple desserts start with a convenient store-bought staple. By Corey Williams Corey Williams Corey Williams is a food writer for MyRecipes and Allrecipes. She has a decade of journalism experience. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Published on August 28, 2024 Close Photo: Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Everyone knows the easiest desserts start with a 9x13-inch pan. How can you make them even easier? With a box of cake mix, of course! These simple treats, from dump and poke cakes to traditional sheet cakes, will find a permanent spot in your recipe box. 01 of 11 Cinnamon Toast Crunch Apple Dump Cake Dotdash Meredith Video Studios "This Cinnamon Toast Crunch apple dump cake is delicious with cold vanilla ice cream or a cup of coffee, and about the easiest dessert you'll ever make. With only 4 ingredients, it's assembled and ready for the oven in 5 minutes." —Nicole McLaughlin View Recipe 02 of 11 Pink Velvet Cake Dotdash Meredith Food Studios "It’s a new spin on the Southern favorite." —Amanda Holstein View Recipe 03 of 11 Sweet Potato Sheet Cake Yolanda Gutierrez "This sweet potato sheet cake is a delicious cake, and perfect for company. They will think you spent all day baking. It’s super easy to make and quick to bake, thanks to a box mix and mashed canned sweet potatoes." —Yolanda View Recipe 04 of 11 Caramel Apple Dump Cake "This caramel apple dump cake with warm, spiced apples and a buttery, crunchy topping screams fall! This recipe is so quick, easy, and delicious with vanilla ice cream, topped with more of the caramel sauce." —Pam Lolley View Recipe 05 of 11 Lemon Dump Cake "This easy lemon dump cake is the perfect balance of tart, creamy, and sweet, and the texture is soft with just the right amount of crispness." —fabeveryday View Recipe 06 of 11 Strawberry Sheet Cake Yoly "A cake box mix is taken to the next level with the addition of strawberry puree. Top with fresh strawberries, whipped cream, or ice cream." —Yoly View Recipe 07 of 11 Blackberry Dump Cake fabeveryday "This blackberry dump cake is a real crowd-pleaser. Serve with ice cream or whipped topping." —JA Taylor View Recipe 08 of 11 Tudy's Key Lime Pie Poke Cake "My mother-in-law loves key lime pie. I wanted to make something different for her so I combined a key lime pie with a poke cake and this is what I came up with. She loved it. So we named it after her." —Yoly View Recipe 09 of 11 Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake "My chocolate spin on St. Louis gooey butter cake. Dust top with powdered sugar if you like." —PHXBBW6FT1 View Recipe 10 of 11 Best Ever Piña Colada Cake SunnyDaysNora "This piña colada poke cake recipe is amazingly simple to make. Enjoy tropical flavor in every bite!" —SunnyDaysNora View Recipe 11 of 11 More Inspiration TTV78 18 Easy 9x13 Dessert Recipes to Please a Crowd 15 9x13 Retro Desserts for a Summer Potluck 20 Indulgent Dessert Casseroles for Your 9x13 Pan Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit