Apple Dumpling Cake

Submitted by MizzNezz

"Serve this warm with a dollop of whipped cream--YUM!!"

 

• Ready In: 57mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups chopped apples
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 spice cake mix
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄3 cup sour cream
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups water
• 1⁄2 cup packed brown sugar

directions

1. Heat oven to 350*.
2. Grease bottom of 13x9 pan.
3. Spread apples and raisins over bottom of pan.
4. In lg bowl, combine cake mix, the 1/2 cup water, butter, sour cream and eggs.
5. Beat on high for 2 minutes.
6. Spoon evenly over fruit in pan.
7. In sm saucepan, bring 2 cups water and brown sugar to boiling.
8. Pour over batter.
9. Bake for 45 minutes, or until pick comes out clean.

Reviews

[Miss Annie]

Ahh...Mizz Nez, I am so glad you shared this wonderful cake recipe. It is really so good!! The cake does remind me of apple dumplings without all of the work of making them. I actually shared this with my brother because he loves apple dumplings so much. He gave it a 5 thumbs up, and asked me to give the recipe to my SIL. So, I guess they will be making it again, and so will I. Thanks for sharing this one out of your millions of great recipes! :-)

 

[Natalie Z]

I had a craving for a good apple dessert. Your cake was very delicious and exactly what I was looking for. It does taste a lot like apple dumplings without all the bother. My husband and I got a yummy in our tummy feeling. I am planning on making this again for Thanksgiving Eve, when all my family will start showing up for the holidays. Thank-you Inez.

 

[netabuddie]

This is the exact same recipe listed in my 1980 Pillsbury Sweet Success book! <br/>which even has a picture of it. Should resemble an upside down cake. I also make it tad different to cut calories some. I used yellow cake mix, 1 tspn cinnamon, 1/8 tspn cloves, 1/8 tspn nutmeg, I only used 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup butter and put in 1/2 cup applesauce.

 

[enigma535]

Very nice Fall snack. Fast to make and satisfying. Served with whipped topping and that balanced it out nicely.

 

[evewitch]

This turned out pretty well. It is a bit on the sweet side, but the suggested whipped cream balances that nicely. I was a bit confused over the brown sugar/water step. Being in a hurry, I just brought it to boiling, took it off the heat, and dumped it over the cake. It was only as I was actually pouring that I realized I might have needed to let it become syrupy first. The recipe doesn't make that clear, and I still don't know. I only used about half of the mixture, because I had used a decorative pan that was slightly smaller than 9X13, and it was already quite full. I think I will wait until Autumn (this really wasn't what we were wanting right now!LOL) and try again with the correct size pan. I am hoping in the meantime to get some guidance on that sugar/water step.