Walnut Apple Spice Dump Cake (Easy Fall Dessert!)
This delicious apple dump cake tastes like fall! It’s a super easy dessert for potlucks or picnics. Just 5 simple ingredients and you’re in business!
Is there anything better than warm apple cobbler in the fall? This easy apple dessert recipe is just like apple cobbler, without any fuss. It’s a walnut apple spice dump cake that brings in all of the wonderful flavors of fall!
Even though this easy dessert recipe calls for canned apple pie filling, nobody will know it’s not homemade! And, with just 5 ingredients, this recipe truly can’t be any easier.
You will layer the cans of apple pie filling with dry cake mix, then butter. Walnuts and cinnamon are added in the mix for extra flavor and crunch.
While I used storebought apple pie filling in this recipe, you can absolutely use this homemade canned apple pie filling recipe to make your own!
I like to make this desert in the fall l when I need to feed a crowd! You only need 10 minutes to throw it together, then the oven does the rest of the work. It’s the perfect dessert for a fall potluck!
I was tempted to make this a 3-ingredient apple dump cake recipe, but the walnuts and warm spices just added so much great flavor! Of course, you can omit these two items if you want to just work with the apple filling, cake mix and butter.
Looking for more apple recipes? Check out the other apple recipes on my site.
Recipe Substitutions and Additions
- Instead of walnuts, use chopped pecans or almonds. You can also omit the nuts altogether.
- Try a spice cake mix, white cake mix, vanilla cake mix or experiment with other cake mix flavors
- Dice 1-2 fresh apples and add to the layer of canned pie filling.
- Use pumpkin pie spice instead of cinnamon
Looking for other types of dump cakes? I recommend: Peach Dump Cake | Blueberry Cobbler Dump Cake | Quick and Easy Strawberry Dump Cake | Easy Caramel Apple Dump Cake | Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake | Blackberry Dump Cake
Serving Suggestions for Apple Spice Dump Cake
I recommend serving this easy apple dump cake recipe slightly warm with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. A bit of caramel sauce or toffee sauce drizzled on top is excellent!
Storing Leftovers
Store leftover dump cake in an airtight container and place in the refrigerator for up to 2-3 days.
Or store leftovers covered with plastic wrap or aluminum foil at room temperature for one day.
Walnut Apple Spice Dump Cake (Easy Fall Dessert!)
Equipment
- Duncan Hines Simply Pie Filling, Apple, 21 Ounce
Ingredients
- 12 ounces butter melted
- 42 ounces apple pie filling
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice
- 1 cup walnuts
- 15.25 ounces yellow cake mix dry
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° degrees Fahrenheit.
- Spray a 9×13'' baking dish with cooking spray.
- Carefully add each can of apple pie filling to the dish, then smooth with a spatula to fill the dish evenly.
- Sprinkle the cinnamon and walnuts over top of the pie filling.
- In a small bowl, combine cake mix and melted butter. Stir with a fork to combine. It should form a crumbly mixture.
- Spread the cake mix mixture over the top of the apple layer.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until the top of the cake mix is golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and allow it to rest for at least 10 minutes.
