Warm Caramel Apple Pudding Cake Recipe

What You Need

2

large Granny Smith apples, peeled, thinly sliced

1

pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix, divided

2

pkg. (3.4 oz. each) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding

1-1/2

cups cold milk

1

jar (12.25 oz.) caramel ice cream topping, divided

1/4

cup water

1

cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, divided

1/2

cup PLANTERS Dry Roasted Peanuts

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

TOSS apples with 1 Tbsp. cake mix. Prepare cake batter with remaining cake mix as directed on package; pour into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Top with apples.

BEAT dry pudding mixes, milk, 3/4 cup caramel topping and water with whisk 2 min.; drizzle over apples. Place baking dish on baking sheet.

BAKE cake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 min. or until golden brown. Cool 20 min. (Sauce will thicken slightly as it cools.)

WHISK remaining caramel topping and COOL WHIP until well blended. Spoon over cake slices just before serving; top with nuts.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Healthy Living

Save 40 calories per serving by preparing with 2 pkg. (1 oz. each) JELL-O Vanilla Fat Free Sugar Free Instant Pudding and COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping.

Substitute

Substitute fresh pears for the apples.

Food Facts

The sliced apples are tossed with some of the dry cake mix before placing them on top of the cake batter in the pan to prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the pan as the cake bakes.

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a cook

posted:6/30/2012

I found this to be much too sweet. The carmel overtook everything else. Couldn't even tell there were apples with so much carmel. The idea is good, but if I ever made this again (???) I would never us so much carmel. My guest did not finish theirs, so what does that tell you. Sorry...toooo much carmel and toooo sweet.

beeble736

posted:5/5/2012

Very disappointed. I baked it only 50 minutes, cake was dry and it was tasteless. The topping was way too sweet. Over all, not worth the time and money, won't make again.

a cook