Today’s recipe share is a quick and easy favorite – Easy Apple Dump Cake!

Easy Apple Dump Cake 

This quick and easy apple dessert calls for just 4 ingredients – canned apple pie filling, yellow cake mix, butter and chopped pecans (optional). Top this awesome cake with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce for a delicious treat. Bonus…your home will smell amazing!

 

What You Need To Make Easy Apple Dump Cake

2 cans of apple pie filling, 1 box of yellow cake mix, 3/4 cups of butter and 1/2 cup of chopped pecans. Pecans are optional, but a great addition.

How To Make Apple Dump Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9×13 baking pan with non-stick cooking spray. Spoon apple pie filling evenly in bottom of  baking pan then pour dry cake mix on top, spreading evenly (do not mix). Pour melted butter evenly over top, coating as much of the dry cake mix as possible by tilting the pan. Last, sprinkle chopped pecans evenly over cake.

Bake on the middle rack of the oven uncovered for 45–50 minutes, cake is ready when it turns a light golden brown and bubbles on the side of the pan. Remove and allow to cool for 15 minutes before serving.

Toppings for Apple Dump Cake

This easy cake is even better served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce drizzled on top!

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Easy Apple Dump Cake

Shortcut version of Betty Crocker’s 5-Ingredient Apple Dump Cake

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Ingredients

• 2 cans of your favorite apple pie filling (21 ounce cans)
• 1 box of your favorite  yellow cake mix
• 1/2 – 3/4 cup of chopped pecans (optional)
• 3/4 cup butter (melted)

Toppings

• vanilla ice cream (optional)
• caramel sauce (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.

Spoon apple pie filling evenly in bottom of baking pan, then pour dry cake mix on top, spreading evenly (do not mix).

Pour melted butter evenly over top, coating as much of the dry cake mix as possible with butter by tilting the pan.

Last, sprinkle chopped pecans evenly over cake.

Bake on middle rack of oven uncovered for 45–50 minutes. Cake is ready when it turns a light golden brown and bubbles on the side of the pan. Remove and allow to cool for 15 minutes before serving.

Serve warm with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce on top!  Enjoy!

Tips

• Add additional flavor to the apple pie filling and cake mix with your favorite apple pie spices, using a smidgen of cinnamon, nutmeg or apple pie spice.
• You can sub salted butter with unsalted butter.

FRESH APPLES VERSION

For an easy version using fresh apples, head over to Betty Crocker for their 5-Ingredient Apple Dump Cake!

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