Description
Sweet Southern comfort meets simplicity in this classic Apple Pie Dump Cake, where convenience blends with homestyle goodness. Warm cinnamon-spiced apples mingle with buttery cake crumbles, creating a delightful dessert you’ll savor with pure, nostalgic pleasure.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cans (21 ounces / 595 grams each) apple pie filling
- 1 box (15.25 ounces / 432 grams) yellow cake mix
- ¾ cup (170 grams) unsalted butter, sliced into thin pats
Spices and Optional Add-ins:
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Serving Suggestions:
- Vanilla ice cream
- Whipped cream
Instructions
- Prepare the baking vessel by coating the interior of a 9×13-inch dish with a thin layer of cooking spray to prevent sticking.
- Distribute the apple pie filling uniformly across the bottom of the prepared dish, creating an even landscape of fruity goodness.
- Dust the surface with ground cinnamon and nutmeg, allowing the aromatic spices to enhance the apple base.
- Create a blanket of dry cake mix, gently cascading it over the apple filling to ensure complete coverage.
- Strategically place cold butter slices across the cake mix surface, ensuring they will melt and create a rich, golden crust during baking.
- Scatter chopped nuts across the top for an additional layer of texture and crunch, if desired.
- Position the dish in a preheated oven set to 350°F (175°C), allowing the ingredients to transform and meld together.
- Bake for approximately 45-50 minutes, watching for a golden-brown top and bubbling edges that signal the dessert’s readiness.
- Remove from the oven and allow the cake to rest and settle for a few minutes, letting the flavors integrate.
- Serve warm, optionally accompanied by a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream or a generous dollop of whipped cream to complement the rustic dessert.
Notes
- Experiment with spices by adding a pinch of ground ginger or cardamom to enhance the apple pie filling’s warmth and complexity.
- Customize the cake mix base by using yellow, white, or spice cake mix for different flavor profiles and textures.
- Reduce sugar content by choosing a sugar-free pie filling or using fresh sliced apples instead of canned filling for a lighter dessert option.
- Create a gluten-free version by selecting a gluten-free cake mix and ensuring all ingredients are certified gluten-free for those with dietary restrictions.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg