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Golden baked apple dessert with caramelized apple slices, similar to a warm apple dump cake
Chef Emma

Apple Dump Cake

Cinnamon-spiced apple pie filling topped with dry yellow cake mix, pecans and thin slices of butter, baked until golden, crisp and bubbling.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Cooling 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 385
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cans apple pie filling 21 oz / 595 g each
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon plus 1/4 tsp nutmeg, optional
  • 1 box yellow cake mix 15.25 oz / 432 g, dry mix only
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter 1 1/2 sticks / 170 g, cold, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts 55 g, optional
  • 2 tbsp light brown sugar optional

Equipment

  • 9x13-inch baking dish

Method
 

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9x13-inch dish.
  2. Spread the apple pie filling in the dish, cut any large slices, and sprinkle with the cinnamon and nutmeg.
  3. Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the apples without stirring, then add the pecans.
  4. Cover the surface with thin slices of cold butter and sprinkle with brown sugar if using.
  5. Bake 45 to 55 minutes, until deep golden and bubbling at the edges.
  6. Cool at least 15 minutes and serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream.

Notes

Fresh apples: use 6 cups sliced apples tossed with 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp cornstarch, 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon and 1/4 cup water; bake 55 to 65 minutes. Do not taste the dry cake mix. Calories are an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central values.