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Gluten Free Apple Cake

This Gluten Free Apple Cake uses gluten free cake mix and pie filling for an amazingly easy cake that’s moist and full of fall flavor.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 Large Pieces
Author: Jamie at Savorysaver.com
Cost: 7.00

Ingredients

  • 1 Box Gluten Free Yellow Cake Mix
  • 1 21 oz. Can Apple Pie Filling
  • 3 Eggs
  • 3 Tbs. Sugar
  • 2 tsp. Cinnamon, Divided
  • ½ tsp. Ground Nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp. Ground Ginger
  • ¼ tsp. Allspice

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF (325ºF for dark or nonstick pan).
  • Lightly spray grease only the bottom of a 9 x 13” pan.
  • In a small bowl, mix together sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and set aside.
  • In a large bowl combine cake mix, remaining teaspoon of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice and whisk to combine.
  • Add the apple pie filling and eggs to the bowl.
  • With a hand or stand mixer, Mix on low to medium speed for about two minutes, scraping bowl as needed. The batter will be thick and there will still be apple pieces in the batter.
  • Place half the batter into the prepared pan.
  • Sprinkle evenly with half of the sugar cinnamon mix.
  • Dollop with the remaining batter and spread evenly across the pan.
  • Sprinkle the remaining sugar cinnamon mix across the top.
  • Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out dry.
  • Serve warm or room temperature on its own or topped with whipped cream or ice cream.
  • Store at room temperature loosely covered.

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Notes

Gluten Free Yellow Cake Mix Options
  • Live Gfree – Aldi’s Brand
  • Krusteaz Gluten Free Yellow Cake Mix
  • Pillsbury Gluten Free Classic Yellow Cake Mix
  • Betty Crocker Gluten Free Yellow Cake Mix
 
Apple Pie Filling
The apple pie filling I used from LIDL was clearly marked gluten free. Here are some other brands that are gluten free.
  • Musselman Apple Pie Filling
  • Lucky Leaf Apple Pie Filling
 
Spice Substitution Shortcut
If you have apple pie spice or pumpkin spice on hand use 2 teaspoons of it in place of the separate spices added to the cake mix.