Slow Cooker Apple Dump Cake
13 CommentsUpdated Nov 30, 2024
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There are only three ingredients in this delicious Slow Cooker Apple Dump Cake – yellow cake mix, apple pie filling, and butter. That’s it! Get ready to whip up this delicious dessert in less than 3 hours from start to finish. It’s sure to become one of your favorite apple desserts!
If you’re looking for other quick, easy, and flavorful cake recipes, you should try my Pineapple Coconut Spoon Cake and German Chocolate Spoon Cake.
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Featured Comment
This is great . Very easy.
- Diane
Why This Recipe Works
- This Apple Dump Cake is only three ingredients! You can always keep the ingredients for this on hand!
- It's got a nostalgic flavor and smells great when cooking (think fall and Christmas).
- Great served warm with ice cream and whipped cream.
The Ingredients
Dry Cake Mix: I use the moist supreme premium yellow cake mix, but you can use different flavors if you want (see my FAQs for ideas).
Apple Pie Filling: You'll need 2 cans of apple pie filling for this recipe. If you want to use your own, try my slow cooker apple pie filling.
Butter: This will be cut into small squares and placed on top just before turning on the crock pot. It helps create a moist cake in addition to a crumble-like topping.
How to Make Slow Cooker Apple Dump Cake
- Add the apple pie filling into the bottom of a slow cooker pot that has been sprayed with cooking spray and spread out.
- Pour over and spread out the cake mix evenly with your hands.
- Add the cubed butter evenly over the cake mix.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 2.5 hours. Serve and enjoy!
How to Serve Apple Dump Cake
- Enjoy a nice helping of this apple dump cake with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream and a dollop of cool whip on top.
- Consider adding chopped nuts like crushed walnuts and chopped pecans for a more crunchy topping.
- It's also easy to turn this into a caramel apple dump cake by adding a drizzle of caramel sauce or syrup on top.
Tips and Variations
Other Cake Mixes: Spice, white, and carrot cake mix would make great substitutions for the yellow cake mix.
Other Pie Fillings: Of course, this is meant to be an apple version of dump cake, but you can always play around with variations by using cherry or berry pie filling.
Keeping the Cake Warm: You can keep this cake on the warm setting for up to two hours if needed.
Can I use my own apple filling?
Sure! Most homemade apple pie fillings are made with fresh apples, sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, water, and butter. (See my slow cooker apple pie filling).
How to Store
Slow cooker dump cake will last in the fridge for up to four days. Or it can freeze for up to three months.
More Slow Cooker Cake Recipes
If you love easy crockpot desserts, try my Slow Cooker Pineapple Upside Down Cake, Crockpot Peach Upside Down Cake, or Slow Cooker Key Lime Cake. For fall, my Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spoon Cake and Slow Cooker Carrot Cake are great choices. Chocolate lovers will want to try my Butterfinger Cake or Crockpot Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake.
If you tried this Slow Cooker Apple Dump Cake recipe or any other recipe on my blog, please leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how it goes in the 📝 comments below. Happy Slow Cooking!
Ingredients
- 44 oz. apple pie filling, (two 22-oz. cans)
- 15.25 oz. yellow cake mix
- 1/2 cup salted butter, 1 stick
Instructions
- Spray the slow cooker with non stick spray.
- Add the apple pie filling and spread out.
- Pour over the cake mix and spread out with hands.
- Add the cubed butter evenly over the cake mix.
- Cook on HIGH for 2.5 hours.
- Serve with ice cream and enjoy.
Sarah's Notes
- Spice, white, and carrot cake mix would make great substitutions for the yellow cake mix.
- Of course, this is meant to be an apple version of dump cake, but you can always play around with variations by using cherry pie filling, blueberry or peach.
- Place any leftover dump cake in an airtight container. You can store it in the fridge or keep it out on the countertop. It tastes good chilled, at room temperature, or warmed up.
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
DO YOU USE DRY CAKE MIX,OR DO YOU HAVE TO MIX IT UP?
Just sprinkle over the dry mix.
This sounds really good. I’m going to make this for Thanksgiving.
Thanks for sharing.
My sister in-law makes something very close to this, not in the slow cooker. She adds oats to hers, along with the apples and the cake mixture. It turns out like apple crisp, it delicious. The reason I’m mentioning this to you, I wanted to ask if you have had it? Thank you and yes I can’t wait to try yours. Thank you. Happy Thanksgiving
can you cook this on low?
This is great . Very easy
Thanks your stuff is great I’m 80 and I just found out about slow cooker I love it
That’s so great to hear!
Can you double the recipe and still cook it in 1 crock pot?
I don’t recemented doubling any type of cake in the slow cooker. The center won’t set.
So trying this, in Belfast we will eat it with warm custard. Thank you for all your great recipes, Sarah.
Just the dry cake mix on top of do you do the full cake prep with oil and eggs?
Just the dry cake mix.