{"id":319,"date":"2025-10-28T09:47:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=319"},"modified":"2025-10-28T09:47:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:47:16","slug":"this-3-ingredient-apple-dump-cake-might-be-the-easiest-dessert-youll-make-all-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=319","title":{"rendered":"This 3-Ingredient Apple Dump Cake Might Be the Easiest Dessert You\u2019ll Make All Year"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Something magical happens when cake mix, pie filling, and butter come together in a 9×13-inch pan. We know, we know\u2014it sounds too good to be true. Logically, a dessert made with three shortcut ingredients shouldn\u2019t be this<\/em> delicious. But Apple Dump Cake defies logic. One Allrecipes Allstar, lutzflcat, called the three-ingredient treat \u201cthe single easiest dessert recipe with excellent results\u201d she’s ever made (and we think that\u2019s pretty high praise coming from a home cook that\u2019s reviewed nearly 4,000 recipes).\n<\/p>\n

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How to Make Apple Dump Cake <\/span> <\/h2>\n

Simply pour two cans of apple pie filling into your trusty 9×13-inch baking dish, then sprinkle a package of your favorite yellow cake mix over the filling in an even layer. Top the whole thing off with melted butter, then bake in a preheated oven until the topping is golden brown and the filling is bubbling.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

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  • This formula (a package of cake mix, two cans of pie filling, and a stick of butter) is endlessly customizable and almost impossible to mess up. Reviewers have had success with all kinds of combos: chocolate cake mix with cherry filling, yellow cake mix with blueberry filling, white cake mix with peach filling, and more.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n
  • For a more autumnal twist, opt for a spice cake mix instead of a package of yellow cake mix.<\/li>\n
  • \u201cI’ve found that when serving, it’s easier to use a large serving spoon to dollop out a spoonful rather than try and cut it like a cake since pie filling is not a solid base,\u201d says recipe creator Marya Marta Krause.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Praise From the Allrecipes Community <\/span> <\/h2>\n
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    • \u201cDelicious! I sprinkled chopped pecans in with the cake mix and also drizzled caramel over it after baking was completed. Served it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and BAM! A really easy dessert that was a crowd-pleaser.\u201d \u2014Dawn<\/li>\n
    • \u201cCall it cake, call it cobbler, call it a crisp, but just call it good! This may be the single easiest dessert recipe with excellent results that I\u2019ve ever made. I scaled the recipe in half, weighing the Aldi yellow cake mix, so I have half left to make another with maybe cherry flavor. No complaints here, a quick-and-easy dessert that we enjoyed.\u201d \u2014lutzflcat<\/li>\n
    • \u201cThis recipe is BEYOND easy and really delicious! I’ve made several varieties: apple with both yellow and spice cake mix, blueberry with both yellow and lemon cake mix (I added lemon zest for a great lemony POP!), cherry with lemon, yellow, and chocolate cake mix (Black Forest, anyone??)…the variations are ENDLESS!! Even better, this is a great recipe for young bakers to start their baking skills, just because it’s SO EASY!!\u201d \u2014SDOUGLAS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Get the recipe<\/strong>: Apple Dump Cake\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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      Something magical happens when cake mix, pie filling, and butter come together in a 9×13-inch pan. We know, we know\u2014it sounds too good to be true. Logically, a dessert made with three shortcut ingredients shouldn\u2019t be this delicious. But Apple Dump Cake defies logic. One Allrecipes Allstar, lutzflcat, called the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kitchen-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}