Yellow cake mix mixed with melted butter and then sprinkled on caramel syrup and apple filling make a delicious and seriously easy apple dump cake! With only four ingredients this dessert proves that simple is best!
Nothing is better than tender warm apples covered in a sweet syrup and topped with a crumble. These apples are peeled, sliced and ready to eat(anytime really) so there’s relatively no work involved! This apple dump cake saves me time, tastes amazing, and makes me feel like a winner on all accounts making this dump cake is perfect for busy people everywhere! Make it for a simple dessert or the next pot luck or carry-in. Add cool whip or ice cream and it’s the total package.
How to make a Simple Dump Cake with Apples and Caramel
In just a few steps we are going to have a scrumptious apple cake or cobbler with minimum effort. I can’t wait! Let’s get started!
First, lightly grease your 9×13 inch baking dish by quickly spraying it with cooking oil. Then empty the two cans of apple pie filling to the pie and spread them around evenly.
A quick tip: Not all brands of pie filling are created equal. I have noticed that the brand name pie fillings have a thicker syrup and better apples which in turn gives us a better dump cake. Now the difference could be lost on some and who doesn’t like to save some money where they can but I think that it’s worth the money to buy brand name. What works best for us is to use one brand name and one off-brand can of pie filling. Make sure to blend the cans when you spread them in the baking dish!
Second, drizzle on the caramel syrup. This is easy and fun and most of the time I just guess the amount so I don’t have to dirty another utensil and who doesn’t love a tad more caramel?
Now we have to make the crumble top. Add the melted butter to the yellow cake and mix with a fork breaking up any large clumps. This is a perfect step for little ones to help out! Then sprinkle this all over the apple pie filling and caramel syrup.
Lastly, Bake and eat! Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes until the dish is hot, bubbly, and the tops are just browning. Serve warm with a dollop of cool whip or ice cream. Or eat straight from the pan because this apple dump cake becomes addicting fast! Enjoy!
Other Simple Sweets and Baked Goods
Cousin to a dump cake is this cherry cake of goodness! Fluffy and light white cake with pockets of sweet cherry pie filling baked within and topped with a simple glaze make a perfect cherry brunch cake. My husband and kids love this simple cake and would devour it in a single session if allowed!
A layer of cream cheese and sweet cherry pie filling sandwiched between the flaky goodness of crescent rolls all baked up golden brown and delicious is this Cherry Cream Cheese Crescent Ring recipe.
These simple cake cookies always bring life to the party! Rainbow sprinkles make them fun and the cake batter keeps them fluffy and sweet. This recipe is easy to execute so you can have a great cookie anytime!
Want two desserts in one? Half traditional warm and sweet chocolate chip cookie and half fudgy brownie makes this deliciously addicting Easy Brookie Cookie! Featuring premade store-bought cookie dough and box brownie mix, this recipe is perfectly easy to execute, saving you time and energy.
Apple Dump Cake
Ingredients
- 1 box Yellow Cake Mix (about 15.25 oz.)
- 42 ounces apple pie filling (2 cans of 21 ounces each) Brand name is better!
- ½ cup butter (1 stick) melted
- ½ cup caramel syrup
Instructions
- Grease a 9×13 inch baking dish with cooking spray. In the baking dish evenly spread out the two cans of apple pie filling.
- Next, drizzle the caramel syrup on top of the pie filling.
- In a separate bowl, mix the yellow cake mix and melted butter with a fork breaking apart any large clumps. Then evenly crumble this across the pie filling and caramel syrup.
- Bake the apple dump cake at 350° Fahrenheit for 30 minutes until the dish is hot, bubbly, and the tops browning. Serve warm with a dollop of cool whip or scoop of ice cream! Enjoy!
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