Caramel Apple Dump Cake

12 Servings
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
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Caramel Apple Dump Cake is the ultimate easy Fall dessert for a crowd. Moist and tender, perfectly spiced to usher in the season.

Dump cakes are an ideal Dessert Recipe for when you need something easy, quick, and delicious. Be sure to check out my Classic Apple or Cherry Chocolate versions of this easy dump and bake cake too!

Sabrina’s Caramel Apple Dump Cake Recipe

Caramel Apple Dump Cake is the perfect recipe for when you need something to serve, but don’t have a lot of time to prep. The mixture of melted caramel, spiced apple filling, and crisp, buttery topping makes this recipe the perfect fall dessert and an instant family favorite. Reminiscent of caramel apples, a traditional autumnal treat, this cake delivers the same feel. This dessert makes for a wonderful option at potlucks, holiday parties, and other seasonal events.

Caramel Apple Dump Cake Recipe

Caramel Apple Dump Cake is the ultimate easy Fall dessert for a crowd. Moist and tender, perfectly spiced to usher in the season.
Yield 12 Servings
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Author Sabrina Snyder

Ingredients
 

  • 2 cans apple pie filling , 20 oz each
  • 14 ounces soft Kraft caramels , unwrapped
  • 1 box yellow cake mix , (15.25 ounces)
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter , melted
  • 1/2 cup peanuts , chopped
  • 1/2 cup caramel sauce
  • peanuts , for garnish

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray bottom of 9×13 inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
  • Spread apple pie filling in baking dish and top with unwrapped caramels.
  • Top with dry cake mix; gently shake pan to distribute evenly.
  • Pour melted butter over top, tilting pan to cover as much of top with butter as possible.
  • Sprinkle with peanuts.
  • Bake 40-45 minutes or until mostly dry on top and bubbly around edges.
  • Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
  • Drizzle with caramel sauce and additional chopped peanuts.

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 540kcal | Carbohydrates: 93g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 476mg | Potassium: 190mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 59g | Vitamin A: 401IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 155mg | Iron: 1mg

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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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