Caramel Apple Dump Cake
This cozy Caramel Apple Dump Cake recipe is the ultimate easy dessert for fall! With gooey caramel, sweet apples, and a buttery golden brown topping, this caramel apple dump cake recipe delivers all the flavors of an old-fashioned apple cobbler with almost no prep time. It’s the perfect dessert for a cozy night at home. Top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and drizzle of caramel sauce for a family favorite treat everyone will love.
Ingredient Notes
- Apple pie filling: The base of this delicious apple dessert, giving every bite tender, sweet apples and cozy spice.
- Pumpkin pie spice: Adds warmth and depth; you can also substitute apple pie spice for extra fall flavor.
- Caramel syrup: Creates that gooey caramel swirl that makes this dessert irresistible.
- White cake mix: The secret shortcut—just sprinkle this dry cake mix right on top! You can also try yellow cake mix, spice cake mix, or French vanilla cake mix for fun twists.
- Salted butter: When baked, the melted butter turns the top of the cake mix into a crisp, golden brown crust with buttery flavor.
- Vanilla ice cream & caramel sauce: Optional, but the best part if you ask us—especially when the cake is served warm.
Nope! Just sprinkle the mix evenly and let the melted butter soak in—it forms its own crust as it bakes.
Any dry cake mix works! Try white, yellow, spice, or French vanilla cake mix from your grocery store.
Absolutely. It’s one of the easiest desserts to convert to a slow cooker or crock pot—just cook on low 4 hours or high 2 hours until filling is bubbly and topping is golden brown.
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Caramel Apple Dump Cake
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a 9×13-inch baking pan well with cooking spray. Spread the cans of apple pie filling into an even layer on the bottom of the pan.
- Sprinkle the pumpkin pie spice all over the top of the apple pie filling.
- Drizzle the caramel syrup evenly over the top of the spice. Swirl the caramel syrup into the apple pie filling slightly with a spatula. Do not fully mix.
- Open the cake mix and sprinkle it all over the top as evenly as possible.
- Cut each stick of butter into 12 squares as evenly as possible, and place the butter evenly on top of the cake mix. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the whole cake on top is golden brown.
- If the edges begin to brown before the center, cover them with aluminum foil for the remaining bake time.
- Allow the cake to cool for at least 10 minutes, and then serve warm with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce, optional.
Caramel Apple Dump Cake
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Ingredients
- 24 ounce cans of apple pie filling
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- ⅔ cup caramel syrup
- 15.25 ounce white cake mix
- 1 cup salted butter
- cold Vanilla Ice Cream optional garnish Caramel sauce, optional garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a 9×13-inch baking pan well with cooking spray. Spread the cans of apple pie filling into an even layer on the bottom of the pan.
- Sprinkle the pumpkin pie spice all over the top of the apple pie filling.
- Drizzle the caramel syrup evenly over the top of the spice. Swirl the caramel syrup into the apple pie filling slightly with a spatula. Do not fully mix.
- Open the cake mix and sprinkle it all over the top as evenly as possible.
- Cut each stick of butter into 12 squares as evenly as possible, and place the butter evenly on top of the cake mix. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the whole cake on top is golden brown.
- If the edges begin to brown before the center, cover them with aluminum foil for the remaining bake time.
- Allow the cake to cool for at least 10 minutes, and then serve warm with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce, optional.
Nutrition
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