I adore homemade apple pie, crisp, or cobbler, but who’s got the time? When I’m in a pinch but still want an incredibly delicious apple dessert, I turn to this simple and delicious apple dump cake recipe!

Apple Dump Cake Recipe

apple pie cobbler dump cake in a bowl with ice cream

As I mentioned, I LOVE easy dump cakes.

In fact, I have quite a few great dump cake recipes here on my blog!

Don’t miss my cherry dump cake, cherry pineapple dump cake, and this amazing peach dump cake!

Now, if you’re a huge fan of apple desserts, you’re also going to NEED to make my easy apple dump cake!

Get your ice cream ready, you’re going to need it.

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How to Make Apple Cobbler Dump Cake

Time needed: 1 hour and 10 minutes.

  1. Prep the dish

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With 1 tablespoon butter, grease the bottom and sides of a 9 x 13 baking dish. Stir together the brown sugar and cinnamon and spread it evenly over the bottom of the pan over the butter.

  2. Dump in the filling!

    Dump the apple pie filling into the pan, spread evenly. Spread the cake mix evenly over the top.  Cut the 1 ½ sticks of butter into small pieces and place evenly over top of the cake mix.

  3. Bake until golden

    Bake for 55 minutes to 1 hour, or until the top is golden brown. Enjoy warm with a serving of vanilla ice cream!

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Crissy’s Best Tips

  • Use a high-quality butter. I like Kerrygold.
  • Placing the slices of butter evenly over the cake will help ensure a more even texture on the top of the dish.
  • Don’t forget to top with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream!
apple dump cake recipe

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apple dump cake

Apple Dump Cake

Yield: 12 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Tastes like an old fashioned apple cobbler, but takes almost no effort at all!

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ sticks butter +1 tablespoon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
  • 2 (20-ounce cans) apple pie filling
  • 1 (15.25-ounce box) yellow cake mix

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With the 1 tablespoon butter, grease the bottom and sides of a 9 x 13 baking dish. Stir together the brown sugar and the cinnamon and spread it evenly over the bottom of the pan over the butter.
  2. Dump the apple pie filling into the pan, spread evenly. Spread the cake mix evenly over the top.  Cut the 1 ½ sticks of butter into small pieces and place evenly over top of the cake mix. 
  3. Bake for 55 minutes to 1 hour, or until the top is golden brown.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 297Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 430mgCarbohydrates: 41gFiber: 1gSugar: 22gProtein: 2g