It's Fall! My favorite time of the year! What does fall mean to you? To me it is the beautiful rich colors, stepping on crunchy leaves, the crisp air and I just LOVE all of the fall food. I love baking in my home and smelling delicious apples and cinnamon. If you want your home to smell amazing as well as have a delicious fall dessert to enjoy then you need to try my Apple Cinnamon Cake.....
Apple Cinnamon Cake Recipe
I love using cake mixes because they are such time savers for me. Just doctor up the mix a bit and you have something you and your family will love. For this recipe instead of oil I used apple sauce and instead of water I used apple juice.
Ingredients Needed:
Cake:
- Mott's® Apple Sauce
- Snapple® Apple Juice
- Pillsbury™ Moist Supreme® Cinnamon Bun Cake Mix
- 3 eggs
Topping:
- Chopped Pecans
- Pillsbury™ Supreme Creamy® Cream Cheese Seasonal Frosting
- M&M's® Pecan Pie
Okay let me show you how easy this is to make. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and prepare your cake pan per the instructions on the cake mix. Follow the instructions on the box but instead of 1 cup water put in 1 cup apple juice. Also instead of ½ cup oil put in ⅓ cup apple sauce.
Mix and bake according to the cake mix instructions.
While baking my home smelled amazing! Once it what done it came out so pretty
Now let your cake cool. This part is the longest for me because I just want to get eating cake! While your cake is cooling chop up your pecans and cut some of your M&M's® in half.
I like adding the M&M's® to the topping because it adds a nice harvest color, which is perfect for this cake. I also though Pecan Pie would be an intersting flavor to try out with this cake.
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Once the cake is cool spread on your cream cheese frosting and then sprinkle on the pecans and M&M's®. Serve and enjoy!
Stephanie
Wow! I've never thought to use apple juice for a cake. What an awesome way to add flavor!
Brooke @ Blushing Noir
First of all... CINNAMON BUN CAKE MIX?! Where have I been?! I need to make this!
Chelsea
I bet this is amazing! It looks so festive too with the fall colored M&Ms! I think I'd possibly eat all the M&Ms before they made it on the cake though, haha.
Justina
This looks amazing!
Carly
OMG, this looks amazing!
Ashley
Oh yum! I love baking this time of year and this would be perfect since it's starting to cool down 🙂
Kendra
I love apples! So excited that it is fall and I can make apple everything 🙂
Stephanie Louise (@StephLouiseATB)
My hubby loves these m&ms!
Krystal
you had me at cinnamon bun. This sounds delicious. I am always looking for fun new fall recipes. I am going to add this one to my list.
Sa
That sounds delicious! (client)
Audrey
Mmmm cinnamon and apples are some of my favorite fall flavors. Thanks for sharing on the #HomeMattersParty . I hope you will join us again next week.
Theresa @DearCreatives
Hi Summer, Hope your having a great week. Thanks for sharing at the party. Pinned & shared. Hope to see you again soon.