Caramel Apple Dump Cake
When you need a quick and easy shortcut dessert that tastes good enough to serve for company, make this Caramel Apple Dump Cake. Simple ingredients like apple pie filling, cinnamon, nutmeg, cake mix, and butter come together to make one amazing dessert!
Caramel Apple Dump Cake
This Caramel Apple Dump Cake reminds me of fall when apples are harvested, but we make it all year long. It’s perfect for a summer picnic, family meal, potluck, and more.
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The Ingredients
Here’s what you’ll need to make Caramel Apple Dump Cake (the exact measurements and full recipe instructions are below in the easy to print recipe card):
- Apple pie filling – use any apple pie filling that you like.
- Ground cinnamon – the extra cinnamon really makes the apple pie filling taste good!
- Ground nutmeg – some nutmeg adds a little hint of spice to the apples.
- Kraft caramels – unwrap the caramels and cut each in half
- Yellow cake mix – do not prepare the cake mix; leave it dry.
- Butter – cut the butter into ¼ inch thick pats. It’s best to use salted butter. Do not use margarine.
How to Make Caramel Apple Dump Cake
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 13×9 casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, mix together apple pie filling, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Pour the apple mixture into the prepared pan and smooth out evenly.
Arrange the caramels over top of the apple filling.
Evenly sprinkle the dry cake mix over the caramels.
Place the pats of butter evenly over the top of the whole dessert. You could instead melt the butter and pour it over top, but we find that this butter pat method works best to ensure even coverage.
Bake the dump cake at 350F for 45 minutes, or until the top is lightly browned and the edges are bubbling. Cool slightly before serving.
What to Serve with Caramel Apple Dump Cake
- Vanilla ice cream
- Warm caramel sauce
- Ground cinnamon or cinnamon sugar
- Whipped cream
How to Store the Leftovers
Keep the leftover apple dump cake covered tightly with plastic wrap or transfer it to an airtight food storage container. Keep the cake at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to five days.
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Caramel Apple Dump Cake
Ingredients
- 2 20 ounces each cans apple pie filling
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 1/2 cups Kraft caramels unwrapped and each cut in half
- 1 box dry yellow cake mix
- 1 cup 2 sticks butter, cut into ¼ inch thick pats
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 13×9 casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, mix together apple pie filling, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Pour the apple mixture into the prepared pan and smooth out evenly.
- Arrange the caramels over top of the apple filling. Evenly sprinkle the dry cake mix over the caramels.
- Place the pats of butter evenly over the top of the whole dessert.
- Bake the dump cake at 350F for 45 minutes, or until the top is lightly browned and the edges are bubbling.
- Cool slightly before serving.
I made this cake today it’s very good I would make it again
Thanks for the information after you made it
I have not made this yet — but would probably use a spice cake mix for more flavor. But probably good no matter what! I definitely like the idea of adding caramels to the mix!
Could you use the vita caramels?
Look forward to making this for a carry in this weekend. Â Thank you!
I made this using a spice cake mix and approx 1/4 jar Smuckers caramel sauce and it was delicious!
Thanks for the tip about the caramel sauce, that sounds like the way to go.
Please advise what brand of carmels work best. Tried this recipe and loved it except the carmels I used seemed hard and some did not soften during baking. Definitely will bake again and share source . Thanks for any help you can provide!
I used an ice cream caramel sauce rather than caramels. I also add approx. 1 Tbsp of lemon juice, it pairs well with the apples and the extra sweetness of the caramels.
Don’t the caramels regarded when cake cools off?
I haven’t made it yet, but I am going to just as the recipe directs and may try with the spice cake as well.
This is in my oven as we speak. I had to cut it down to half the amount because there’s only one of me. And, I found Hershey’s salted caramel chips and used those. I could have eaten the canned apples and the caramel chips uncooked! YUM Can’t wait for this to finish baking!
I made this cake today. Halved the recipe since its only me and hubby. Used a yellow cake Jiffy mix and for the caramel, I used a jar caramel. It was very good. Will make it again.
I am thinking I’ll use chopped salted peanuts on top.
i made this yesterday. it was good. but next time i will use a different cake mix flavor. like butter pecan.
I made this last night. Amazing! I used Aldi white cake, caramel dip and 3 cans of their fried apples with cinnamon. I also added nutmeg, allspice and a sprinkle of ginger. Kind of dangerous because I couldn’t stop eating it! I’m glad I found this recipe!
This is amazing! Everyone loved it and it is so easy to make! I will be adding tgis to my go to recipe box 🙂
Dumpdidleyicious!!!
I split the recipe in half then added pecans to the top. Perfection. It was so good we forgot to add a scoop of vanilla ice cream. LOL!
Definitely making this one again.
This is probably a great recipe, however, it’s so hard to see in between ALL OF THE ADDS! Sorry, I know this is how you make revenue but it’s very difficult to read.