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Apple Pie Poke Cake

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.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 31 minutes
Total Time 41 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Calories 339kcal
Author Brandie Skibinski

Ingredients

  • 1 box vanilla cake mix
  • ingredients needed to make cake: eggs, oil and water (use the amounts that are on the back of the box)
  • 1 ½ teaspoons apple pie spice
  • 21 ounce can apple pie filling
  • 1 ½ cups caramel sauce (plus more for topping)
  • 8 ounce tub whipped topping (Cool Whip)
  • ½ cup Heath bits, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
  • Add 1 box vanilla cake mix along with ingredients needed to make cake: eggs, oil and water (use amounts on the back of the box) to a large bowl. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons apple pie spice. Beat together until smooth for about 2 minutes.
    Vanilla cake mix in a bowl with apple spice mix.
  • Fold in 21 ounce can apple pie filling. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
    Apple pie filling in a mixing bowl of cake mix.
  • 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.
    Freshly baked cake in a baking dish.
  • Immediately take a small utensil like a chopstick or skewer and poke a bunch of holes all over the cake.
    A chopstick poking holes in a cake.
  • Pour 1 ½ cups caramel sauce on top. Allow the cake to cool to room temperature then place in the fridge for 2 hours.
    Caramel sauce being poured on a cake.
  • Spread 8 ounce tub whipped topping on top and place in the fridge again for at least 2 hours, or up to overnight.
    Whipped topping spread out over an Apple Pie Poke Cake.
  • When ready to serve, drizzle more caramel on top and garnish with 1/2 cup Heath bits, for garnish. Slice and serve.
    Serving utensil holding a slice of apple pie poke cake.

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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. 

Nutrition

Calories: 339kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Sodium: 430mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 49g
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