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Apple Dump Cake is an easy apple dessert that is filled with delicious and warming spiced fall flavors. Made with simple ingredients that are then literally dumped together to make this quick sweet treat. This easy recipe is ideal for busy holiday seasons from Thanksgiving through to Christmas.
Spiced Apple Dump Cake
This Apple Cump Cake recipe is a family favorite because it is made with pantry staples we usually always have on hand. It’s a simple recipe that takes mere minutes to put together, and it tastes so good! We often make it as a weeknight treat or as dessert when guests come over. With wonderfully warming fall flavors of spiced apple and roasted pecans, this Apple Dump Cake is sure to become a holiday staple in your home too.
All-in this easy dessert recipe takes about an hour from start to finish, so it’s pretty quick to make. Dump cakes are great as you make them quickly, they are designed for easy baking and great tasting. Using store-bought cake mix, canned apples, and spice mix all there is to do for prep is melt some butter and chop pecans and you’re good to go!
If you’re a dump cake fan like we are, you’ll also love my Fall Pumpkin Dump Cake version and also this one using Blueberry Dump Cake. Alternatively, try your hand at our Classic Apple Pie for a traditional dessert this fall! If you love cake mix recipes you’ll also love my Orange Crush Cupcakes, Strawberry Poke Cake, and these Easy Lemon Cookies.
Ingredients
- 2, 21 ounce cans of apple pie filling
- 1 teaspoon apple pie spice
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- ¾ cup butter, melted
- ½ cup pecans, chopped (optional)
How To Make Easy Apple Dump Cake
Step One: Pour Apple Filling into Prepared Dish
- Heat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9×13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
- Pour apple filling on the bottom of a baking dish. Sprinkle with apple pie spice.
Step Two: Add Cake Mix and Melted Butter
- Sprinkle the box of cake mix on top, covering the apples.
- Pour melted butter over the cake mix, tilting the pan slightly to cover as much of the top with butter as possible.
Step Three: Add Pecans and Bake
- Top with chopped pecans
- Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until the top is light golden brown, mostly dry on top and bubbly around edges.
Step Four: Cool and Serve
- Cool 10-15 minutes before serving.
- Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream and add a caramel drizzle on top.
Suggestions and Alternatives
- To use fresh apples use 6 cups of chopped and peeled apples (about 6 medium apples) and ½ cup of sugar.
- Evenly spread the cake mix and the melted butter on top of the apples so it bakes without any mounds, for best results.
- Use a homemade cake mix, just ensure it is the same amount as a boxed version (which is 15.25 ounces).
- White Cake Mix or Spice Cake Mix will also work.
- Make a Cherry Dump Cake by using a cherry pie filling instead, or check out my Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake too.
- Top this dump cake with a sprinkle of cinnamon, nutmeg, or allspice for a more intense spiced flavor.
- Sprinkle brown sugar over the top of the cake mix before baking for extra sweetness.
- Mix a small portion of this apple cake with plain yogurt for a sweet breakfast!
- Use a Gluten-Free cake mix to make this recipe Gluten-Free.
What’s the Difference Between a Dump Cake and a Cobbler?
Both desserts have a layer of fruit filling, you typically top them differently. Cobbler traditionally uses a biscuit or pie crust topping, whereas dump cake uses a cake mix. All of these can be either homemade mixes or store-bought versions, so both desserts are typically very quick and easy to make.
How Do I Store This Recipe?
Once baked, store in an airtight container or wrapped tightly in plastic wrap on the counter at room temperature for up to 2 days.
Why Do They Call it Dump Cake?
Dump Cake is also known as Lazy Cake because you, quite literally, lazily dump ingredients into a pan and bake it in the oven. There is no need for whisking, folding, or stirring of any kind. Making a dump cake is a very hands-off baking experience as far as cakes go, made all the easier with canned fruit and boxed cake mixes.
How Do You Make Cinnamon Apple Dump Cake?
Follow this recipe, substituting cinnamon for the apple spice mix at a 1:1 ratio for a purely apple and cinnamon flavored dump cake.
More Dump Cake Recipes
- Ultimate Pumpkin Dump Cake
- Blueberry Dump Cake
- Dump Cake with Peaches
- Pecan Dump Cake
- Decadent Cherry Chocolate Dump Cake
Other Apple Recipes
- Apple Pie Smoothie (Paleo)
- Breakfast Casserole with Apples
- Classic American Apple Pie
- Dutch Apple Pie Crumble
- Apple Dumplings
- Fruit Pizza
- Snickers Salad
Apple Dump Cake
Ingredients
- 42 ounces apple pie filling 2 cans
- 1 teaspoon apple pie spice
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- ¾ cup butter melted
- ½ cup pecans chopped (optional)
- caramel sauce optional
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9×13-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
- Pour apple pie filing on bottom of baking dish. Sprinkle with apple pie spice.
- Sprinkle dry cake mix on top, covering the apples.
- Pour melted butter over cake mix, tilting pan to cover as much of the top with butter as possible.
- Top with chopped pecans
- Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until top is light golden brown, mostly dry on top and bubbly around edges.
- Cool 10-15 minutes before serving.
- Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream and drizzle with caramel sauce.
Notes
- To use fresh apples use 6 cups chopped peeled apples (about 6 medium apples) and ½ cup sugar
- Make sure the cake mix and the melted butter is evenly spread on top of the apples so it bakes without any mounds.
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