Easy 3-Ingredient Apple Dump Cake Recipe (Best & Warm)

5 from 6 votes

Easy 3-Ingredient Apple Dump Cake Recipe (Best & Warm)

This Easy Apple Dump Cake is the ultimate warm fall dessert! Using just 3 ingredients like boxed cake mix and apple pie filling, it’s the perfect quick treat for a crowd.

Prep Time5

Cook Time45

Total Time55

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple dump cake, baked apple dump cake, dump cake

Servings: servings

Calories: 537cal

Author: Amy Desrosiers

Cost: $4

Equipment

Oven (adjusted to center rack)
11" x 13" casserole dish
Wooden Spoon
can opener

Ingredients

40 ounces apple pie filling 2 cans of apple pie filling
12 tablespoons unsalted butter
18.5 ounces yellow or golden cake mix
½ teaspoon cinnamon **optional, but super tasty

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray an 11 x 9 casserole pan with nonstick spray.
Dump both cans of apples into the greased pan and spread them. If using this optional ingredient, sprinkle cinnamon evenly over apples.
Sprinkle on cake mix over apples, and gently pat into the apple mixture.
Add sliced butter pats to the top of the cake evenly.
Bake for 45-50 minutes. The top of the cake will be firm, bubbly, and golden brown. Serve warm and enjoy!

Notes

Nutritional values may vary and are meant to be a guide.

The most important rule of a dump cake is: Do not stir! It feels counterintuitive to leave dry cake mix sitting on top of the fruit, but the magic happens in the oven as the butter melts and the fruit juices bubble up. To ensure you don't have any dry flour patches, try to pour your melted butter in a slow, zig-zag motion to cover as much of the surface as possible (if you prefer to not use butter pats). If you want an even deeper autumn flavor, I highly recommend using Spice Cake mix instead of Yellow—it adds a wonderful warmth that pairs perfectly with the apples!

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