Ree Drummond uses a store-bought cake mix in her easy dessert bars recipe. 'The Pioneer Woman' star expains why it's such a great ingredient to work with when baking.

The Pioneer Woman has other cake recipes that begin with boxed cake mix Related The Pioneer Woman: Ree Drummond’s No-Bake Peanut Butter Bars Are an Easy Summer Treat ...

But, the Pioneer Woman's recipe for Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake is worth trying as it requires just four ingredients—and you can swap white cake mix for yellow or chocolate to add a unique twist.

To make Drummond’s Top Secret Chocolate Cake, first start with your favorite boxed dark chocolate cake mix (Drummond opts for Duncan Hines, but you can go with whichever one calls to you).

Why the dessert is called dump cake. Dump cake is named quite literally: Most recipes call for dumping canned fruit filling, cake mix and butter into a baking pan.