This delectable Apple Dump Cake is made quick and easy with just eight ingredients and ten minutes prep time. I love to serve this warm out the oven with vanilla ice cream and warm caramel syrup. This is a favorite at our house and perfect for last minute get togethers, potlucks, and family reunions.
Why this recipe works!
- It is so incredibly easy and just down right foolproof. Are you in a super big hurry? Ask one of your tweens or teens to prep it for you.
- Although this recipe is so easy and quick it is not short on flavor. It is absolutely scrumptious with a variety of fragrant fall spices, crisp apples and crunchy pecans.
- The ingredients for this recipe are easily accessible and many of them you may already have on hand.
- This is a dump and go recipe making it easy enough for even a novice cook.
- You can cook this recipe in the stove or if you prefer in a crockpot.
My family is just crazy about apple desserts especially the warm ones with all the fall spices. Yeah but who isn’t? Are you and yours passionate about apples and apple treats? Have you tried any of my other apple desserts? Easy Apple Crisp, Apple Cake, Apple Cobbler Recipe and this recipe are just a few of our favorites.
How to make Apple Dump Cake
First mix all the spices together in a small bowl. Then spoon the apple pie filling into a large baking dish. Next sprinkle half of the spice mixture over the apples. Then dust the dried cake mix over the apples using a spatula to level it off. Now drizzle the melted butter over the top. Next sprinkle the remaining spice mix over the butter and top with the chopped pecans. Bake in a preheated oven for about 50 minutes or until the top is browned and edges are bubbly.
Recipe Notes and Tips
- Buy the premium apple pie filling. It just tastes better and is made with no high fructose corn syrup. Plus the apples are slightly crispy and the filling tastes more like homemade.
- If you have homemade apple pie filling by all means use it.
- I use a golden butter cake mix but you can use a yellow cake mix or even a spice cake mix.
- Walnuts can be substituted for the pecans.
How to cook Apple Dump Cake in the crockpot
Simply spoon the apple pie filling into a 5-6 quart crock pot. In a large bowl stir together all the spices, then add the cake mix, pecans, and melted butter. Crumble the mix over the apple pie filling. Cover and cook on high for 2 hours.
I hope you try this scrumptious apple dessert before the best part of fall is in our rearview mirror. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think!
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PrintApple Dump Cake
This super quick and easy scrumptious Apple Dump Cake is sure to please all of the apple lovers in your life. For an over the top dessert serve a la mode with warm caramel sauce.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 10 servings 1x
- Category: dessert
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 cans (21 ounce) apple pie filling
- 1 box (15.25 ounce) butter golden cake mix or yellow cake mix
- 1 cup butter melted
- ¾ cup coarsely chopped pecans
- (optional) vanilla ice cream
- (optional) caramel sauce
Instructions
- Preheat to 350 degrees.
- In a small bowl mix together cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves.
- Spoon the apple pie filling in a 9×13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with half of the mixed spices. Sprinkle with the dry cake mix. Drizzle with melted butter trying to cover as much of the top as possible. Sprinkle with remaining mixed spices and top with chopped pecans.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly on the edges. If desired serve with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce.
Notes
- Buy the premium apple pie filling. It just tastes better and is made with no high fructose corn syrup. Plus the apples are slightly crispy and the filling tastes more like homemade.
- If you have homemade apple pie filling by all means use it.
- I use a golden butter cake mix but you can use a yellow cake mix or even a spice cake mix.
- Walnuts can be substituted for the pecans.
Keywords: how to make apple dump cake, apple pie filling dump cake, easy apple dump cake
Apple Dump Cake is so easy and so delicious to make! Great recipe
What a delicious treat and perfect for fall! So delicious; looking forward to enjoying this all season long!
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Perfect fall dessert, I am so excited to try this!
This Apple Dump Cake looks absolutely delicious! Yummy!
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mmmm so delicious! Quick and easy dessert I love
I love how easy and delicious this is!! The perfect fall dessert!
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Such a wonderful fall dessert! My family would love it!
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Making this tonight! I have a bunch of apples still from the orchard and the family will love this cake.
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Always love apples in the fall, but this year we are getting into cooking with them even more. Thanks for a great, but simple recipe.
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This is the perfect recipe to use all the apple pie filling I just canned. I bet it’s amazing and it sounds so easy!
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Tried the recipe and it was just so lovely I couldn’t stop eating the thing. Will definitely be making it again.
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I am drooling over this apple cake! Love how easy is to make it!
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