Apple Pie Poke Cake is everything you love about an apple pie turned into a moist and delicious, easy-to make apple cake poked with caramel sauce and topped with Cool Whip and Heath bits.
ingredients needed to make cake: eggs, oil and water(use the amounts that are on the back of the box)
1 ½teaspoonsapple pie spice
21ouncecan apple pie filling
1 ½cupscaramel sauce(plus more for topping)
8ouncetub whipped topping(Cool Whip)
½cupHeath bits, for garnish(optional)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
Add the cake mix and the ingredients needed on the back of the box to a large bowl. Add the apple pie spice. Beat together until smooth for about 2 minutes.
Fold in the apple pie filling. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
Bake for 26-31 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean, this is a moist cake so a few moist crumbs are okay.
Immediately take a small utensil like a chopstick or skewer and poke a bunch of holes all over the cake.
Pour the caramel sauce on top. Allow the cake to cool to room temperature then place in the fridge for 2 hours.
Spread the whipped topping on top and place in the fridge again for at least 2 hours, or up to overnight.
When ready to serve, drizzle more caramel on top and garnish with heath bits. Slice and serve.
Notes
Please refer to my FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) and ingredient list above for other substitutions or for the answers to the most common questions.
Adding some cinnamon chips, butterscotch chips, or white chocolate chips to the batter would be amazing too.
You can swap out the Cool Whip for homemade whipped topping.
Some of the caramel sauce will end up on the bottom of the cake pan - this is normal. You can just scoop some of that up and drizzle it on top of each slice.
Keep in the fridge for up to 5 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.