Fresh Apple Dump Cake

I have an easy and delicious fall recipe for you today, Fresh Apple Dump Cake.  It's perfect for apple season.  This recipe starts with your favorite fresh apples and if you've made a Dump Cake before, then you know how easy this will be! 

Ingredients (printable recipe)
8-10 apples, peeled and chopped
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar
juice of 1 lemon
2 heaping teaspoons cornstarch
1 Tablespoon butter
1 cake mix, dry (I used Duncan Hines Butter Golden cake mix)
1 stick butter (1/2 cup), melted
2 Tablespoons cinnamon sugar
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Peel, core and chop your apples. Place chopped apples into a 9x13 baking dish. Mix in sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice. Cook apples for 20 minutes. Apples will shrink and release juice.
2. Push apples back with large spoon and drain the juice from the baking dish (you could save the juice to make an *apple glaze if you like). Stir cornstarch and 1 Tablespoon of butter into cooked apples. Level out apples in pan.
3. Dump cake mix over top of the apples. Spread it out evenly. 
4. Drizzle melted butter on top of the dry cake mix.
5. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top and bake for about 35 minutes. Let cool and serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

Notes: *If you would like to make an apple glaze, simply mix powdered sugar into reserved apple juice until you get the right consistency. I didn't make the glaze because I thought this dessert was already sweet enough. :)

Also, original recipe says to butter the baking dish before adding the chopped apples. I forgot, but I had no problem with anything sticking to the baking dish.

Adapted from Nisahomey.com

I LOVE fresh apples!

See the specks of cinnamon mixed into the apples with the sugar and lemon juice, yum!

Here's the juice that I drained after the apples had cooked (save it if you'd like to make a glaze). Don't forget to stir in the cornstarch and tablespoon of butter AFTER you drain the apples.

This is what makes this a Dump Cake! I dumped the cake mix right on top of the cooked apples.

So easy!

Drizzle the melted butter right on top of the cake mix.

Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar on top and it's ready for the oven.

It's delicious both warm and cold and with ice cream or whipped cream. Enjoy!

The Results...
5 stars!  Not only was Fresh Apple Dump Cake easy to make, it was also delicious and my whole family loved it!  Plus, it will make your home smell wonderful as it bakes.  Enjoy :)

You might also like these recipes:
Peach Dump Cake
The Great Pumpkin Dessert

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