Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2012

Baked this a few days ago. Family has been enjoying it (for Easter). The spices however are a bit intense...particularly the allspice. We served this dump cake as well as a New York Style Crumb Cake from CrumbCakeCreations.com - which was strawberry jam-filled. Both went over real well. Not sure I'd make this particular recipe again due to spices.

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brianc

Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2011

I made this exactly as instructed. The additional sugar and spices were not necessary in my opinion. I like the concept so I will make it again, but will only use the apple pie filling, cake mix and butter. Also, this is definitely not a cake - it is more like an apple crisp. I may try mixing the apples with the cake mix to see how that turns out (I'm hoping more of a cake texture with big apple chunks in it!).

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msuchef

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Eaton Rapids, Michigan, USA

Living In: Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2011

I just made this last night and thought it was wonderful! After reading some of the more negative reviews I realized many may not be familiar with Dump Cakes. This will not come out looking like a traditional cake. It is crispy on top and moist in the middle. I usually check the cake for dry spots when there is about 15 minutes left in the bake time. I put about a half a tablespoon of butter in those spots and continue baking. And to repeat what others have said...vanilla ice cream is a must!

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Rae

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2011

This should be called a Crisp, not a cake. My two cans of pie filling had a thick sauce and it was not enouch to moisten all of the cake mix. I also reduced the allspice and nutmeg to avoid too sharp a taste. Canned apples might be a better choice too.

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SherryT

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2011

With all the mixed reviews, I was skeptical about this recipe. I made a couple of changes and thought this cake was awesome. I omitted both the nutmeg and allspice and increased the cinnamon slightly (about 1/8 tsp). I also decreased the amount of pecans to 1/4 cup. I would also recommend cutting up the butter in small squares and line them up on top of the cake mix like a checker board. It's a MUST to serve this cake with vanilla ice cream. This is a fun and easy recipe for kids.

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CHALICE

Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2010

i used real apples and added water. too spicey. will not make again.

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BLANEYGIRL

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Strongsville, Ohio, USA

Living In: Paso Robles, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2010

This was delicious!!! I used two cans of Caramel Apple pie filling and added a few teaspoons of cinnamon and mixed it in. After spreading in 13X9 pan I poured a yellow cake mix on top, put the butter on and sprinkled cinnamon over the entire thing. SOOO good!!!! Served it with reduced fat vanilla ice cream. yum yum!! about to have my second helping. :o)

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Amy

Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2010

Fantastic!! Very easy and was a Great hit! Will make again. The only change I made is I added 1/8 tsp. more cinnamon.

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Astute Lady

Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2010

I made last night using a cinnamon-struessal cake mix. I eliminated the spices and used the struesal topping instead. Replaced 1 can of pie filling with 4 peeled and sliced honey crisp apples and made the 'sauce' a reviewer below talked about, but used 1 c. water and 1/4 cup bourbon. Baked 1 hour and this was THE BEST. Everyone loved it including my mother-in-law who can be rather picky. Easy and quick to make!

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LaDonna

Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2010

I had a couple of problems with this cake that keep it from being at the top of my list. #1. I had a spot where I guess there wasn't enough butter, so I wound up with dry cake mix that did not become cake. It didn't taste bad (it's sweet after all) but it didn't look pretty either. #2. The spice mixture over-powered me in several bites (even though I reduced the allspice by half). I would definitely mix the spices into the apples in the future (and reduce both nutmeg and allspice by half personally but each to his own) so that there are no uneven "sprinkles". All in all this was pretty well-received, thank you for the recipe!

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