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My recipe for Apple Dump Cake is a comforting but easy dessert recipe the whole family will love! Made with apple pie filling and box cake mix, this is a simple Fall dessert that takes under an hour to come together.
Apple Dump Cake Recipe Ingredients
- Apple pie filling
- Ground cinnamon
- Box yellow cake mix or White Cake Mix
- Unsalted butter melted
- Walnuts or Pecans
Recipe for Apple Dump Cake
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Butter a 9×13″ baking dish with your butter stick before melting it.
- Add 2 cans of apple pie filling to the baking dish or baking pan.
- Sprinkle the cinnamon and walnuts over the apple pie filling.
- In a bowl add the cake mix and melted butter.
- Mix with a fork until fully combined. Don’t over-mix it.
- With clean hands sprinkle the cake mix crumbles on top.
- Cook for 45 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and allow it to rest for at least 10 minutes.
This amazing Apple Dump Cake recipe serves 6-8 people, and takes minimal effort for a super delicious treat! It’s perfect for a holiday gathering or potluck.
Dump Cake Tips
- If you want to use fresh apples, make sure to pick good baking apples. Good baking apples include Braeburn, golden delicious, honey crisp, granny smith, or pink lady apples. These apples hold up well to baking. I typically add 10 minutes to the baking time for fresh apples.
- You can make this a caramel apple cake by adding caramel sauce on top or mixing it with the apple filling. Butterscotch sauce is also amazing when you drizzle it over the top of this cake.
- A dollop of Whipped Cream on top takes this dessert to a new level!
- Vanilla Ice Cream is also a great topper!
Apple Dump Cake FAQs
Apple dump cake is a quick and easy dessert using a single baking dish and box cake mix. It’s called a dump cake because of how the ingredients are “dumped” into a dish and baked. Crisp on top and bubbly underneath with a soft apple filling, apple dump cake is an irresistible Fall dessert.
Although it can be left out of the refrigerator when serving, any leftover dump cake should be refrigerated. You can store leftover apple dump cake in the refrigerator for up to 5 days kept in an airtight container or in the baking dish wrapped with plastic wrap or foil.
Reheating Apple Dump Cake
Reheat apple dump cake in the oven at 325℉ for about 10 minutes until heated through, or in the microwave by heating in 30-second intervals until heated through.
Can you Freeze Apple Dump Cake?
You can freeze apple dump cake by storing it in a freezer-safe container wrapped in foil for up to 3 months. Make sure to label it with the date. Thaw it in the refrigerator overnight, then reheat it as instructed above.
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Apple Dump Cake
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Fork
- Baking dish 9×13"
Ingredients
- 1½ sticks unsalted butter
- 2 cans apple pie filling 21 ounces
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup walnuts lightly chopped
- 1 box yellow cake mix 15.25 ounces
See our Cooking Conversions Chart for help converting measurements!
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Butter a 9×13" baking dish with your butter stick before melting it.1½ sticks unsalted butter
- Add 2 cans of apple pie fillings to the baking dish.2 cans apple pie filling
- Sprinkle the cinnamon and walnuts over the apple pie filling.1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 cup walnuts
- In a bowl add the cake mix and butter.1 box yellow cake mix, 1½ sticks unsalted butter
- Mix with a fork until fully combined. Don't over-mix it.
- With clean hands sprinkle the cake mix crumbles on top.
- Cook for 45 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and allow it to rest for at least 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Notes
- You can make this a caramel apple dump cake by adding caramel sauce on top or mixed in with the apple filling – it is so delicious!
Sarah Walker Caron says
We have apples languishing on our kitchen counter that would be perfect for this! Sounds wonderful.