APPLE PIE CAKE

There is something about fall that gets me in the mood to bake. Maybe it's the cooler weather, fall scents or Apple season! A few weeks ago Ryan, Connor and I took a 35 minute drive to an apple orchard. We were able go into their factory to see how cider was made. So cool! Anyways, we tasted and bought 3 giant bags of apples (2 gala and 1 Macintosh). - and no we are not sick of them yet! 

I've been searching for a yummy Apple recipe where I could use my Macintosh apples (they are the best baking apples). Thanks to Pinterest, it led me to a delicious Betty Crocker Apple pie cake recipe. Yum! It was super easy to make and it made the whole house smell delightful! Enjoy! 

Ingredients: 

Topping

- 1 cup of flour 

- 1/2 cup brown sugar

- 1/4 tsp of salt 

- 1/2 cup butter, cut into small pieces

Apple mixture 

- 6 apples thinly sliced (I used Macintosh apples) 

- 3 Tbs packed brown sugar 

- 1 tsp ground cinnamon 

- 2 tsp lemon juice 

Cake (Betty Crocker super moist yellow mix)

-  1 1/3 cup water 

- 3 eggs

- 1/3 cup of oil 

Directions: 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9x13 glass dish. 

In a medium bowl, stir together flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar and salt. Cut in butter and stir until crumbly. Set aside. (This is your topping!) 

In another medium bowl, stir together the Apple mixture ingredients listed above and set aside. 

Next, make your cake mix. Combine eggs, oil and water. Use a mixer and mix for about 2 minutes. Pour into glass dish.

 

Time to layer! Take the apple mixture you set aside and put on top of the cake mix. Then, sprinkle your topping mixture on top of that. Easy!  

Bake for 35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. It actually took 45 minutes for me but I like to be safe and check at 35 minutes then every 5 minutes after that. 

Let cool for 30 minutes and sprinkle with powdered sugar if you want! I don't know about you, but I love to eat Apple pie with French vanilla ice cream! Hope you enjoy this really easy "fall" recipe. Happy baking!