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This Apple Dump Cake is your new dessert BFF. You can just toss it together, pop it in the oven, and let the magic happen. Sweet, simple, and seriously so delicious.
A Reader’s Review
So easy and SO delicious!!! I will be making this again and again!
Why You’ll Be Obsessed With This Recipe
- 5-Ingredients! Just five everyday ingredients come together for a cozy dessert with almost no prep.
- Top It Your Way! You can add ice cream, caramel, nuts, whipped cream, or any combination of these. Or eat the cake as is!
- Tried & Loved by Many: With so many rave reviews, you can trust this one’s a keeper. It brings that warm, gooey comfort vibe every time.
Apple Dump Cake Ingredients
- Cake Mix Switch! You can change up the flavor of the cake mix. Apple dump cake would be delicious with a spice cake mix.
How to Make Apple Dump Cake
This is the dessert I turn to when my sweet tooth is calling, but I’m not in the mood for critical baking! You just dump, sprinkle, butter, and bake! You can also make my peach dump cake for a unique twist!
- Prep: Preheat the oven to 350°F, then spray a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Spread the apple fruit filling evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Dry Ingredients: In a medium-sized bowl, combine yellow cake mix, cinnamon, and chopped pecans.
- Cake Mix: Sprinkle the cake mixture evenly over the apple pie filling.
- Butter & Bake: Place pieces of salted butter on top of the cake mixture, then bake for 50-60 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly. Serve the apple dump cake warm with caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream.
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Apple Dump Cake
Ingredients
- 2 (21-ounce) cans apple fruit filling
- 1 (15.25-ounce) box yellow cake mix
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup cubed salted butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine 1 (15.25-ounce) box yellow cake mix, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, and ½ cup chopped pecans. Sprinkle the cake mixture evenly over the apple pie filling.
- Place pieces of 1 cup cubed salted butter on top of the cake mixture.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.
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Notes
- Room Temperature: Wrap the pan with plastic wrap or foil and leave the dump cake on the counter for 1-2 days.
- Refrigerate: Place the leftover apple dump cake in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
- Reheat: When ready to warm up, use a microwave or bake in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until warmed through.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
More Apple Dessert Recipes to Try
If you love apple desserts, you’ve come to the right place. I LOVE apple dessert and have so many fun recipes for you to try! Let me know which ones are your favorites and what you’d like to see more of!
Hi there!
I was looking at your “dump cakes” which look amazing and I thought would be a nice change from apple crumble!
I know the recipe is supposed to be simple, but how could I substitute the cake mix and I would like the cake to be diabetic friendly. Am I back to using my standard crumble mix?
Was also thinking of using fresh apples for Rosh Hashanah! Any additional suggestions?
Many thanks.
I’m so glad you’re excited about the dump cakes! I’m sorry, I’m not an expert in diabetic-friendly cooking, so I’d recommend checking a trusted diabetic recipe resource to make sure any swaps are safe and work well. A crumble topping you already love could be a great option, and fresh apples for Rosh Hashanah sound absolutely delicious!
So easy and SO delicious!!! I will be making this again and again!
Thanks for the comment! I’m so glad you liked it!
Very easy and delish! Vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce put it over the top!
Great recipe!
This cake turned out so lousy….the top did not bake with the bottom and stayed on top. So I just mixed it all together and put it back in the oven for about 15 minutes more. I believe the cake mix should have been on the bottom of the pan and the rest of the ingredients on the top of the cake. Put the butter melted into the cake.
Hello Patricia , sorry your Apple pie dump cake didn’t turn out like you expected. The yellow cake and the cinnamon and pecans mixed together is put on top of the apple pie filling then just add the butter pieces on the top and bake it . The cake mixture is meant too be on the top as it is an Apple Crisp . Please try again and please let me know as I am going too try this recipe, Thank You and stay safe always, Dee❤️
For the Peach dump cake recipe, when using fresh peaches the tip suggested making a simple syrup from sugar/water. This recipe omits that suggestion for fresh apples. Is that correct? Oh well, we are going to find out.
You can definitely add simple syrup to your apples as well if you prefer a sweeter, softer filling!
I love this recipe! This time I used a spice cake mix in place of the yellow cake mix and it was wonderful. Thank you for sharing this recipe!!
Add raisins and you’ve got me hooked.
LOVE THIS AND SO EASY. I HAVE ALSO USED CHERRY PIE FILLING…MMMM