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Apple Pie Cake

I have a confession to make: This cake came out of my desire to not make a pie crust. And not to have to run to the grocery store the night before Thanksgiving. I was planning on making an apple crumb pie and just did not feel like dealing with pie crust. I was tired, sick of cleaning my kitchen and so over washing dishes and ready to call it a night. 

So I took a look around my pantry and found a box of cake mix. Perfect, always a good place to start. I combined it with traditional apple pie filling ingredients and the rest is history. Sometimes the best ideas are born out of necessity, right? 

Gather your ingredients.


In a small bowl, mix together flour, brown sugar and salt.


Add butter, and rub together until it resembles a crumble. Set aside.


Toss the apples with brown sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice.


Make the cake batter according to the directions on the package.


Pour the batter into a 9 x 13 pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.


Spread the apples over the batter.


Spread the crumble over the apples.


Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.


Sprinkle the cake with powdered sugar and cut into squares.


Apple Pie Cake

Ingredients
Topping
  • 1cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/2cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4teaspoon salt
  • 1/2cup butter, cut into small pieces
Apple Mixture
  • 6 apples, peeled, thinly sliced
  • 3tablespoons packed brown sugar
  • 1teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2teaspoons lemon juice
Cake
  • 1box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake mix
  • 1 1/3cups water
  • 1/3cup oil
  • 3eggs 
Directions
  1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour.
  2. In medium bowl, stir together flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar and the salt. With pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Set aside.
  3. In another medium bowl, gently stir together Apple Mixture ingredients; set aside.
  4. In large bowl, beat Cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
  5. Spread apple mixture evenly over cake batter. Sprinkle Topping evenly over top.
  6. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

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