Caramel apple dump cake is the perfect fall dessert made with apple pie filling and caramel drizzle baked in a nutty, spiced cake mix topping.
From the recipe collection of Tara Ippolito

This caramel apple dump cake really is the perfect fall dessert. Its just the right combination of flavors to hit the spot once the cool weather starts to roll in. Anything with pumpkin or apples are right up my alley.As much as I love apple desserts, they can be a pain in the butt to make. At least, thats how I look at them. Any dessert recipe that I make needs to be super easy and low effort, too.
Thats why I just love this dump cake recipe so much. The name says it all! All thats required on my part is to literally dump everything into the baking dish and the work on my part is done. Using premade ingredients like boxed cake mix and canned apple pie filling are huge shortcuts here. Its almost hard to believe how great this cake comes out compared to how little needs to be done to put it together.
Ingredients
Here is everything you'll need to make this amazing dump cake. You can find the full ingredients list along with instructions and measurements on the recipe card below.
- Apple Pie Filling
- Caramel Sauce
- Spice Cake Mix
- Butter
- Chopped Pecans
How To Make It
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
1. First, spray a 9 x 13” baking dish with cooking spray and add in the apple pie filing. Spread it out evenly. Then, evenly pour the caramel sauce over the apples. Add the boxed cake mix on top. Spread it over the top of the apples and caramel being careful not to disturb the apples and caramel on the bottom.
PRO TIP: Warm the caramel sauce in the microwave for a few seconds to make it easier to pour.

2. Evenly distribute the slices of butter on top of the cake mix. Sprinkle the chopped pecans evenly on top.
PRO TIP: Instead of slicing the butter, freeze it and grate it into small pieces then distribute it on top.

3. Then, place it into the center rack of the oven for about 50 minutes. Let it cool for 10 minutes, serve and eenjoy.
PRO TIP: Let the cake cool to allow it to settle and firm up to make serving easier.

What Should I Serve This With?
This cake goes great with either a big scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Storage
Let the cake cool completely and place it into a food safe air tight container. It will last in the fridge for up to three days.

Caramel Apple Dump Cake Recipe
Equipment
- 9" x 13" baking dish
Ingredients
- 42 Oz (2 cans) Apple Pie Filling
- ½ Cup Caramel Sauce
- 1 Box Spice Cake Mix
- 2 Sticks Unsalted Butter, sliced into pads
- 1 Cup Pecan, chopped
- Cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Then spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Add in the apple pie filling cans and spread them evenly on the bottom of the pan.
- Now drizzle the top of the apples with the caramel sauce. Wam up the sauce in the microwave to make it easier to pour
- Then add the cake mix and spread it evenly over the apples and caramel. Be careful not to disrupt those ingredients under the cake mix too much.
- Next add the slices of butter evenly over the cake mix and sprinkle with the chopped pecans.
- Bake for 50 minutes or until the sides are bubbly and the cake mix is cooked. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream and enjoy!
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Other Easy Dump Cakes
If you like super easy to make dump cake recipes like this one, you have to try this Blueberry Cheesecake Dump Cake, Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake & Peach Cobbler Dump Cake.





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