Apple Pie Spice Cake

Becki Perkings made this for a potluck dinner and it was a hit . . . a cake that I just couldn’t stop eating! Because it’s a dump cake, it is super easy, too. Dump cakes were popular in the late 60s and early 70s and I often made a version of this cake back then. I found the recipe in a Kansas City Nazarene Church cookbook by soon-to-be sister-in-law gave me for a shower gift. It’s one of those old recipes that become new again!   

Apple Pie Spice Cake    Makes a 9x13-inch cake

1 (15.25 ounce) package spice cake mix, or use a homemade version

2 (21-ounce) cans apple pie filling, or use a homemade version

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon ground allspice

1 tablespoon granulated sugar

3/4 cup (1 & 1/2 sticks) butter, thinly sliced

1 cup chopped pecans

  1. Preheat the oven to 350° F. 

  2. Pour apple pie filling into a 9x13-inch rectangular baking pan. 

  3. Mix cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and sugar in a small bowl; sprinkle mixture over pie filling. 


  4. Pour dry cake mix over apples; dot with butter and scatter nuts on top. 


  5. Bake in the preheated oven until cake is brown on top and bubbling on the sides, about 45 to 60 minutes

Recipe without photos . . .Apple Pie Spice Cake    Makes a 9x13-inch cake

1 (15.25 ounce) package spice cake mix, or use a homemade version

2 (21-ounce) cans apple pie filling, or use a homemade version

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon ground allspice

1 tablespoon granulated sugar

3/4 cup (1 & 1/2 sticks) butter, thinly sliced

1 cup chopped pecans

  1. Preheat the oven to 350° F. 

  2. Pour apple pie filling into a 9x13-inch rectangular baking pan. 

  3. Mix cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and sugar in a small bowl; sprinkle mixture over pie filling. 

  4. Pour dry cake mix over apples; dot with butter and scatter nuts on top. 

  5. Bake in the preheated oven until cake is brown on top and bubbling on the sides, about 45 to 60 minutes