Description
Homemade caramel apple dump cake delivers a classic dessert with maximum flavor and minimal effort. Simple ingredients combine to create a comforting sweet treat that brings warm memories of fall baking for home cooks everywhere.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cans (21 oz/595 g) apple pie filling
- 1 box yellow or spice cake mix
- ¾ cup (170 g) unsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup (120 ml) caramel sauce
- ½ cup (60 g) chopped pecans or walnuts
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- Vanilla ice cream
- Whipped cream
Instructions
- Preparation: Thoroughly coat a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray, ensuring complete surface coverage to prevent adherence.
- Foundation Layer: Spread apple pie filling evenly across the dish bottom, creating a luscious fruity base for the dessert.
- Flavor Enhancement: Sprinkle ground cinnamon over the apple filling, infusing the layer with warm, aromatic notes.
- Caramel Drizzle: Gracefully pour caramel sauce across the apple layer, creating intricate ribbons of sweet, buttery essence.
- Cake Mix Distribution: Uniformly scatter dry cake mix over the caramel and apple layers, allowing it to rest undisturbed without mixing.
- Butter Integration: Melt butter until completely liquid, then methodically drizzle over the dry cake mix to ensure comprehensive coverage and potential crispy edges.
- Nutty Accent: Optionally garnish with chopped pecans or walnuts, introducing a delightful textural crunch to the dessert.
- Baking Process: Position the assembled dish in a preheated oven at 350°F (175°C), allowing ingredients to transform and meld during the cooking process.
- Final Touches: Bake for 40-45 minutes until the surface turns golden-brown and edges bubble, indicating perfect doneness.
- Serving Recommendation: Remove from oven and let rest briefly, then serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream to elevate the caramelized flavor profile.
Notes
- Prevent Soggy Bottom: Drain apple pie filling thoroughly to remove excess liquid, ensuring a crisp cake texture and avoiding a mushy base.
- Choose Quality Cake Mix: Select a high-quality yellow or white cake mix for optimal flavor and consistent results, preventing a dry or crumbly top.
- Customize Caramel Depth: Experiment with homemade or store-bought caramel sauce, adjusting sweetness and intensity to personal preference and balance fruit flavors.
- Enhance Nutty Crunch: Toast chopped nuts before sprinkling to intensify their flavor and create a more robust, aromatic topping that adds complexity to the dessert.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 320 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg