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Apple Dump Cake is a delicious warm dessert that is as easy as stir, dump and bake. Apples are cooked to perfection with butter, sugar and spices, and then topped with cake mix and caramel sauce.
I love apple picking and this recipe is a great way to use the apples you picked from the apple orchard.
If you love Fall desserts, try my Skillet Peach Cobbler, Apple Crisp in a Jar, Oatmeal Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies, or Caramel Apple Galette.
Apple Dump Cake Ingredients
To make this easy dump cake recipe, you will need the following ingredients (see the recipe below for detailed amounts and instructions):
- Apples: the best apples to use for baking are Honey Crisp, Golden Delicious, McIntosh or Granny Smith
- Spices: all spice and cinnamon
- Unsalted butter
- Sugar
- Water
- Cornstarch
- Caramel sauce
- Yellow box cake mix
How to Make Apple Cake with Cake Mix
This apple cake is so easy – all you have to is make an apple mixture and then dump cake mix on top!
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Make the apple mixture. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add water, 2 tablespoons butter, sugar, and spices. Bring to a small boil. Add apples. Stir until a small boil again, about 4 minutes. Add cornstarch to thicken, stirring occasionally for 1 minute. Remove from heat.
- Assemble cake in baking dish. Pour apple pie mixture into the bottom of a prepared 9 x 13 baking dish. Top with the caramel sauce, and then cover with the cake mix. Cover with melted butter.
- Bake the cake. Bake for 40 minutes, or until the top has started to slightly brown.
Variations
If you want to make this recipe even easier, you can use 2 cans of apple pie filling instead of boiling your own apples.
How to Serve Apple Dump Cake
Just like apple cobbler and apple pie, this apple dessert is also best served warm with vanilla ice cream. My favorite is vanilla bean ice cream – I think it has just a little more flavor. Sprinkle with more cinnamon and caramel sauce. You can also add whipped cream.
Apple Dump Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
For the Apple Pie Filling:
- 4 apples peeled and cut
- ½ teaspoon all spice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
- 3 Tablespoons water
- ½ teaspoon cornstarch
- ½ cup caramel sauce
For the Cake Mix:
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add water, 2 tablespoons butter, sugar, and spices. Bring to a small boil. Add apples. Stir until a small boil again, about 4 minutes. Add cornstarch to thicken, stirring occasionally for 1 minute. Remove from heat.
- Pour apple pie mixture into the bottom of a prepared 9 x 13 baking dish. Top with the caramel sauce, and then cover with the cake mix. Cover with melted butter.
- Bake for 40 minutes, or until the top has started to slightly brown.
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Nutrition
The nutrition information is calculated using online nutrition calculators and may not be accurate. It is provided as a general guide only.
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Emily Enchanted
Friday 5th of August 2022
I love this recipe because it is super easy to make and has great flavor.