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This Caramel Apple Dump Cake is a quick and easy shortcut Fall dessert using 6 simple ingredients. Apple pie filling, cinnamon, nutmeg, cake mix, and butter are dumped in a pan, baked and the results are amazing!
Why You’ll Love This Caramel Apple Dump Cake Recipe
- Quick: Dump cakes are our favorite way to make a dessert super fast.
- Simple: With just a few simple ingredients like yellow cake mix, apple pie filling, and butter that you can keep in your pantry, you can make this wonderful apple cobbler inspired dessert any time.
- Crowd Favorite: Everyone always raves over this easy dessert recipe and will never know how easy it is to make!
What is a Dump Cake?
A ‘dump cake’ is a cake using ingredients that are literally dumped in a baking dish together. There is no mixing required, and no extra dirty dishes or mixing bowls have to be cleaned. Usually, fruit or canned fruit is used as the base. Top with a boxed cake mix and a wet ingredient like melted butter. Don’t miss these other great dump cake recipes: Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake | Easy Peach Dump Cake | Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake | Strawberry Dump Cake | Lemon Dump Cake | Pumpkin Dump Cake | Chocolate Dump Cake.
Ingredients Needed
All you need is 6-ingredients (the exact measurements and full recipe instructions are below in the easy to print recipe card).
- Apple pie filling – any canned apple pie filling brand will work or make our delicious homemade apple pie filling.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 cake mix.
- Bake the dump cake at 350F for 45 minutes, or until the top is lightly golden brown and the edges are bubbling. Cool slightly before serving.
Topping Ideas
- Vanilla ice cream
- Warm caramel sauce
- Ground cinnamon
- Whipped cream
- Chopped Nuts: pecans or walnuts
How to Store the Leftovers
Keep the leftover 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.
Variations
- Kick up the Spice – Additional spices can be added to the apple pie filling layer. A sprinkling of cinnamon, a pinch of nutmeg, or allspice, are all wonderful spices to stir in to ramp up the the flavor.
- Cake Mix – Yellow cake mix is what we use in this recipe, however, white cake mix and spice cake mix are also great flavor options!
More Apple Cake Recipes You Will Love
- Cinnamon Apple Cake
- Apple Butter Cake
- Apple Cider Donut Cake
- Upside Down Apple Cake
- Layered Apple Spice Cake
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Ingredients
- 2 (20 ounce cans) apple pie filling
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 1/2 cups Kraft caramels, unwrapped and each cut in half
- 15.25 ounce yellow cake mix
- 1 cup 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.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Having even tired it yet, but had me at the ease and ingredients. Thank you!
We’ve made this multiple times now, and i made a huge batch of the apple pie filling for use throughout the year so we can keep eating this!
Thanks Ellise!
Make all the time. My family loves this recipe!! I always add a little extra of everything, including a light sprinkle of sugar. I’m a southern girl!
Glad the family loves it Angel! Thanks!
Made this at Christmas and again tonight. So easy to make and delicious too, especially with ice cream!
Thank you Kathy!
Hi, sounds yummy. can you make ahead of time and pop in the oven when you get to your destination. Thanks
Hi Cindy. Yes, that would work well. Just prepare and cover until you are ready to bake.
I made it as recipe directed and it turned out great!!!
Glad to hear that Eileen. Thanks!
Very tasty but do not let it cool off because the Carmel will harden up. I think if I make this again I will use less and maybe Carmel morsel instead of hard Carmels
This is by far the most delicious dump cake I have ever made. It was so easy. I made it for my family and my brother in law could not get enough. So I made it for our church monthly dinner and people were asking me for the recipe. At home I had vanilla bean ice cream to put on top. That made all the difference. Yummy!!
Thanks Kristy!
Great recipe! Loved every bjte!
Thank you Susan!
Due to food allergies, I made it with gluten free cake mix and vegan butter. It came out delicious!!
Glad the GF turned out great. Thanks Felicia!