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Dump Cake and a Giveaway!

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I know I’ve shared this here before, but my favorite birthday treat is Dump Cake). The sweet-tart cherries, the crumbly buttery topping, the crunchy pecans. Forget traditional cakes and buttercreams – give me a pan (literally, a pan – I’ll eat the whole thing) of dump cake and a fork and check on me in the morning. Happy birthday to me!

 

I remember the first time I ever made dump cake I put it in the only pan I had and it totally overflowed and covered the oven floor. OOPS. Or what about the time that I made my mom’s sour cream and chicken enchiladas and the cheesy goodness made the same kind of mess? Yeah. OOPS again, but still delicious.

 

Now if only I could figure out a way to clean the oven without it being the biggest pain and in about ¼ of the time…

 

Do you guys remember the days when we had to clean ovens by hand? Like there was no steam cleaning option, no high-heat cleaning that would make your house smoke and stink for hours, nothing. Nothing but a chemically induced headache from the fumes of oven cleaner and some solid elbow grease.

 

Remember?

My oven needs an upgrade to an LG EasyClean™ Double Oven Range

I do – because that’s the oven we have right now. OY.

 

Sure, there’s something kind of romantic about strapping on those sexy yellow gloves and wiping the mess from the oven, but if I had other less time-consuming options – well, let’s just say I’ve had a taste of that honey and I want some more. All I know is that when I get my very own house (again) I’m going to spring for an LG EasyClean™ Double Oven Range. Y’all, even if you don’t have time to clean the oven, EasyClean is the new generation of oven cleaning. All LG double oven ranges provide a quick and convenient way to clean the oven, while still being able to use the conventional self-clean method. EasyClean works in three steps: spray the oven interior with water, press the EasyClean button, then in just 20 minutes, wipe away any residual bits of grime. No chemicals or high heat needed to keep your oven sparkling clean – which means I can have a clear head even after a deep clean for my oven! SCORE. To learn more about LG EasyClean click here.

 

More importantly though? With my little man running around and learning new things every moment of the day, the LG EasyClean™ Double Oven Range would give me that hands-on time to really explore and learn the world with him. More family time is always key for me, and anything that gets me more of it wins in my book.

 

Now it’s your chance to win! Just leave a comment answering the question: What is YOUR favorite recipe that leaves your oven messy? Let me know in the comments for your chance to win your own LG EasyClean™ Double Oven Range!

 

Sweepstakes Rules:
No duplicate comments.

You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:

  1. Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post
  2. Tweet (public message) about this promotion; including exactly the following unique term in your tweet message: “#SweepstakesEntry”; and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post
  3. Blog about this promotion, including a disclosure that you are receiving a sweepstakes entry in exchange for writing the blog post, and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post
  4. For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry.

This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winner  will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.

 

BlogHer will pool entries from participating blogs and select a sweepstakes winner at random and will contact the winner with details about fulfilling the prize.

The Official Rules are available here.

This sweepstakes runs from 5/22/13 – 7/15/13.

 

 

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  6. Christian Alejandro says

    OY indeed! hahah looks like a crime scene. I think our favorite messy recipe is our version of the pizza.. it’s so good, but it leaves a lot to clean up.

  7. Kathlyne says

    Cherry pie is my favorite messy recipe. It always seems to bubble over and make a mess.

  15. Barbara S says

    my favorite recipe that leaves my oven messy is roasted turkey with stuffing & oven roasted root veggies w/potatoes

  18. Marco says

    I hardly cook anything in the oven so I don’t have a lot of oven pans and dishes. So when I cook chicken breasts in water, I use aluminum foil. Of course, I seem to always puncture the foil when I’m turning the chicken and the water leaks down on the oven–so it’s messy. [Just think if I really did a lot of cooking in the oven.]

  21. Rachel E says

    I love to make broiled hamburgers or mostaccioli but they both make a huge mess.

  27. tina reynolds says

    my husbands homemade loaded pasta dish always leaves the stove an unreal mess. Thanks for the chance to win.

  32. Sonya Morris says

    Your oven is the sign of a good cook 😉

    My meal that is messy is lasagna…but it is so worth it!

  42. Amy Tong says

    My oven isn’t looking too much better than yous. And I agree, I would love to have this LG EasyClean™ Double Oven Range in my kitchen too. Cos I always make my favorite meatball pasta bake…and it’s a mess because the extra sauce and cheese that my kids love so much always boil over! ha!

    amy [at] utry [dot] it

  44. Pauline M says

    Since I’m realtively new to the baking scene, I haven’t had much in the way of mishaps, but I can tell you that making ice cream cupcakes can get really messy if they tip over!

  56. Rob says

    Messiest is when we make cheesecake. Our springform pans leak! It’s totally worth it though.

  66. Julie Smith says

    This is hilarious: “there’s something kind of romantic about strapping on those sexy yellow gloves and wiping the mess from the oven” – really?! 🙂

    I used to have a self-cleaning oven and now I don’t 🙁 .. the next one I buy will definitely be self cleaning, with one of our favorite dessert recipes being apple pie (I dare ANYone to make a self-respecting apple pie and NOT have it bubble over!)

    Thanks for the chance to win!

  69. Sarah C says

    My favorite meal to cook that makes a mess is a roast bird. The grease splatters everywhere!

  76. Wanda McHenry says

    I make an awesome Lasagna that seams to grow every year! I need a bigger pan because it absolutely gets my oven messy!

  77. Stephanie Larison says

    Lasagna, the spaghetti sauce and cheese always splatters all over the oven leaving a big mess for me to clean up.

  79. Margot C says

    Sweet potatoes and yams; we love them. They are not the same when you put them on a baking sheet as when you just put them directly on the racks and everyone knows that! This is not to mention that you have to punch holes in them or they explode. That burning sugar smell means yams on the menu and an awful mess yet I persist in doing it rather often.

  81. Tracy @ Ascending Butterfly says

    I’ve never heard of a dump cake, but it sounds like that cake could use a new marketing person, I mean that name really should be changed, it conjures up all kind of gross images. Like that movie, The Help for instance. LOL

    For me cheese based dishes are the messiest in my oven: Pizza, Lasagna, Mac N Cheese, you know, The Delcious Stuff! 🙂

  88. Anastasia says

    The recipe that leaves my oven messy is my enchiladas! I stuff the baking dishes full and use lots of cheese and sauce which, even if I cover them, tends to bubble and slosh over the edge when I pull them out 🙂

  93. Stephanie V. says

    ooooh – so many but my grandmother’s capirotada, enchiladas — so good!
    tvollowitz at aol dot com

  96. Kim Porter says

    The last mess I created in my oven was due to my favorite blueberry buckle recipe.

  99. Alyssa Roberts (Lucy) says

    Chicken Pot Pie measurements are never exactly right and it definitely overflows sometimes, and i desparately need to win this!

  100. Tamar says

    When I make my pumpkin bread, even if I skimp on the ingredients, it always explodes or overflows in the oven! Stinky, stinky oven.

  101. Dawn says

    I always make my lasagna way to big with too much sauce and too much cheese and it ends up all over my oven.

  104. Blessie Nelson says

    a yummy grilled chicken with veggies grilled to smokey perfection and leaving a messy oven and tray!

  105. Ann S. says

    I tend to overfill my cake pans so I can level them to get a perfect two inch layer and sometimes they run over into the oven.

  114. Momma Chaos says

    Honestly, my favorite recipe that always makes a mess is Lasagna. I know, I know.. Lasagna shouldnt’ be too messy but mine is always filled too full, always bubbles over and ALWAYS makes a mess.. It’s just not as good if it’s not messy, right? !

  116. carol says

    Dump Cake definitely takes me down memory lane… my oven disaster? BBQ Ribs… They sometimes even foil the foil!

  120. Courtney Tucker says

    My favorite recipe that leaves my over messy is baked sweet potatoes that I never wrap in foil or anything because I’m lazy…. but maybe that doesn’t really count as a recipe anyway.

  121. Kristi says

    My favorite messy recipe…
    shepard’s pie… I don’t know why.. I use small pans and then it tends to overflow and leak down the sides. A mess!

  124. Amy L says

    I love roast chicken, and I bake it at a high temperature to get the skin crispy, so it splatters grease all over my oven. So yummy!

  126. Lisa Brown says

    It never fails that my berry or peach cobblers always overflow and drip down the sides of the baking dish, making the worst sticky messes in my oven.
    jslbrown_03 at yahoo dot com

  128. Steel Springs says

    My oven gets messy so often! I always seem to make a mess when I’m baking sweet potatoes, but I love them when they come out so tender.

  129. Alison Chino says

    Hi Heather!

    My favorite messy oven baked good is most definitely fruit pies. Blackberry is especially bubbly and usually manages to spill out all over the oven, but it is oh so good that I don’t mind!!

  132. Rhonda says

    If only you could see my pathetic oven! I bought it when I first moved away from my parents in 1999. It no longer cooks evenly or at the correct temperature! The self-cleaning option stopped working LONG ago. Would love nothing more than to win a new one. Thanks for the chance!

  133. Michelle says

    Baked sweet potato pie. I’ve given up trying to get the burnt parts off the bottom of the oven. I’ve tried everything and they won’t budge!

  135. Michelle says

    Wow! what an awesome drawing. It seems every time I make a fruit pie it bubbles over and makes a mess. Why don’t I learn to put something under them?

  142. Debbie says

    Heather,
    I had to laugh when I saw this post. My mom always made this and called it Dump Cake as well. Years later when adding it to a community cookbook, the committee had me change the name of it. Seems that “dump” cake was offensive to some!

    Good luck with your .giveaway.

    Are you having Bean2Blog withdrawal like the rest of us? I hope you are coming to AWBU fall conference. I need to put you to work @ Foodie Friday. Please. 🙂

    • Heather says

      Hey Debbie! I can see how the name might be a little off-putting, but I love the stuff nonetheless 🙂 And YES, I miss you gals! I’m hoping to make it to the conference – saving that money! And you can always email me if you need anything 🙂

  145. Whitney says

    My epic mess of late seems to be loaves of bread! Seriously. They go crazy on the rise and spill over. UGH.

  146. Holly B says

    I always overfill my fruit pies (the latest being strawberry rhubarb) and end up with them bubbling over!

  147. Julie says

    What an awesome giveaway! And I could really use a new stove! I don’t usually have too much of a problem w/ things overflowing in the oven, but my ex used to make a huge mess every time he threw in a frozen pizza ‘cuz he insisted on putting it right on the rack. I finally got smart & started throwing a cookie sheet on the bottom rack to catch the spills. 😉

  155. Amy says

    Chicken pot pie always seems to overflow at my house. Although poorly judged cupcakes were what did it last time.

  158. Maureen says

    It is the artichoke and spinach dip. I have a tendency to have it bubble over. But it tastes so good so I usually do not mind cleaning up after it.

  160. Susan says

    I just made a rhubarb crisp and filled the pan full enought (not possible to have to much filling) and unfortunately it overflowd all over messy but so worth it!

  166. Phoebe says

    Apple pie – it’s a favorite in my house, but I put so many apples in, it always bubbles over the side and drips all over the bottom of the oven

  167. Nikki says

    Cherry pie! I love all that ooey gooey filling and always end up sharing some with the bottom of my oven when it comes bubbling over the sides of the pan

  168. Laura L. says

    When I’m having a big group of people over for brunch, I like to make bacon in the oven to save space and mess on the stove top. Unfortunately it tends to splatter grease all over the inside of the oven!

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