Apple Dump Cake

This weekend we had the pleasure of taking in one of our many local pumpkin patch events.  It has been years, I'm embarrassed to say since we took our girls out to an official pumpkin patch. My dad used to take them when they were just little girls, out to pick their very own pumpkins, take in a caramel apple (or two) and walk through the corn stalks.  

It brought back such wonderful memories for us as I watched the other toddlers there experiencing what my girls used to and seeing the wonders and smiles on their sweet young faces.

My two little pumpkins.

Me and my Great Pumpkin

Charlie Brown's Pumpkin Patch

Of course where there are pumpkins in the fall, there will also be apples.  I have made just about every fruit type dump cake out there, but never an apple dump cake.  This one is different because the top is made with a prepared cake mix, instead of the usual dry mix with butter cubes.

Apple Dump Cake
Courtesy of Table for Seven

1 dry box butter yellow cake mix (with ingredients listed on box)
2 (21 oz) cans apple pie filling
1 stick butter
1/2 cup water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray 9 x 12 glass baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.

Spoon apple pie filling on bottom of pan and spread around.

Make cake mix in a bowl, according to the box directions.  Pour prepared cake batter over the apples.

Melt butter with water and pour on top of cake batter.

Bake for approximately 70 minutes.

Serve with whip cream or french vanilla ice cream.