This microwave cake is quick and simple to make, taking only 25 minutes to prepare for a satisfying dessert. My preferred combinations are yellow cake mix, apple pie filling, and a dash of cinnamon for flavor, or chocolate cake mix with cherry pie filling. Serve hot with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Additional Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 25 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 1 Bundt cake |
Ingredients
- 1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
- 3 large eggs
- 1 (21 ounce) can apple pie filling
- ½ cup applesauce
Instructions
- Stir pie filling, cake mix, eggs, and applesauce together in a bowl until moist. Pour into a microwave-safe Bundt pan.
- Microwave on high for 13 minutes, turning halfway through if your microwave doesn’t have a carousel. Remove from the microwave and cover the bowl with a plate. Let stand until the cooking process is finished, about 5 minutes.
- Invert cake onto the plate and serve.
- If you don’t have a microwave-safe Bundt pan, use a microwave-safe bowl with a microwave-safe cup or cone placed in the middle of it to mimic a Bundt pan.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 204 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 42 g |
| Cholesterol | 47 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 344 mg |
| Sugars | 24 g |
| Fat | 3 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
So cool! Came out perfect and it was the easiest cake eeeever!! I could even make a 2nd cake 🙂
Made this cake with devils food cake and cherry pie filling. Baked in oven on 350 for 40 minutes. It was moist and delicious.
It was delicious. I made it last year too. It is so much better to make dessert in the microwave, than use an oven up to 350 degrees when it is so hot outside.
I have been cooking, yes cooking, not just reheating, in the microwave for 33 years. For the cooks who had problems, try these tips. First you need to know that the test for a done cake is the same as for an oven baked cake. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean. Sometimes you will see a few wet areas on top but if your toothpick is clean they will disappear during standing time. If you have both rubbery and wet parts, try 7% power and cook it a little longer. The standing time with a plate on top is vital. Your cake is still cooking. Your cake pan should be a dry solid surface, not a wire rack, so the bottom of the pan doesn’t cool too fast I hope this helps. This recipe is too good and too handy not to have in your recipe file.
Tried the chocolate w/cherry pie filling in a silicon bundt cake pan, 1000 microwave w/turntable. 10min and cake was soft moist and delicious. turned out easy, no sticking, no soft spots. Next to try a Spice cake w/apple pie filling. sprinkle chopped nuts in bottom of bundt pan, add 1/2 cup applesauce & 1 tsp. vanilla extract. mix all as before, pour over nuts, bake 12 min. YUMMY
I forgot how easy and delicious this recipe is! I just made one with yellow cake mix and cherry pie filling — my personal favorite!
Didn’t cook for me. Remained spongy and kind of gooey. I have a good microwave oven, so not sure why. I used a microwave- safe bundt pan. Cooked for the length of time suggested.
Finally! A microwaved cake! I tried other recipes here (ones that require the conventional oven, with preheating process) but used my microwave oven, and the result was not that pleasing: the cake turned out soggy, or parts of it were uncooked! I haven’t tried making this yet, but here’s a tip to anyone who wants to make cakes from the conventional oven recipes and bake ’em in the microwave oven: reduce the water content in the recipe by 1/3. That way you won’t get a soggy cake after the specified cooking time. AND! don’t overcook the cake in the microwave, or else it’ll dry up after the standing time and you’ll get a hard cake instead of a soft, sliceable one. A 15- or 30-second excess time on high can spell DISASTER to your microwaved cake! Happy Baking!
This cake was AMAZING… very moist and yummy!
Sorry but I tried the chocolate/cherry cake 3 times using a stoneware bundt cake pan. Twice in my 1.58Kw microwave and once at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes in a conventional oven. The results were terrible. The microwave left the cake wet like pudding at the top with a rubbery texture. The oven version, though not wet but too moist and then the next day…rubbery. Too bad.
Although easy to make, this cake wasn’t for me. For some reason it turned out drier and hard on the bottom but the rest of the cake had a more rubbery consistency. Since there is no heat, it had an anemic look so you have to use icing. I tasted it again the next day but it was dry and somewhat tasteless except for the apple pie filling pieces. I wouldn’t make again. I made with the apple pie filling and applesauce.
I thought this was pretty neat the way it cooked up so quickly! I didn’t really follow the recipe though so I don’t know if I can review it fairly. I did the same steps but I changed the ingredients. I only had a white cake mix, so I followed the review of another reviewer and used white cake mix, 3 eggs, 1 can of cherry pie filling, 1/2 cup applesauce, and about maybe a cup of chocolate chips. I cooked them in oversized mugs and they turned out great! Very moist and tasty! I even had funfetti icing which added even more taste! Thanks for a fun, easy recipe to play with!
Could not be easier! I made this for my niece’s birthday (because I needed something quick) and it was a hit. I used Spice Cake with Apple Pie Filling and it was delicious. Serve warm.
This was delicious. Very good warm! I sprinkled cinnamon and sugar over the top which made it even better.
Great idea! I’ve made this a few times in different variations and they’ve all been great. I followed the idea on a previous review and made them in coffee mugs. It works great. I just keep the leftover batter in the fridge and use as I need it. My kids love this; it’s easy enough for them to make and cook. Thank you for sharing this great recipe!
This was such a great, quick dessert! I followed the recipe, added a bit of cinnamon, and topped it with the vanilla glaze recipe on this site. It was fantastic! Thank you for sharing!
I used mugs and found the cake to be… how to best describe it… dry but also gooey – nothing like the traditional method. My boyfriend and I ate only 3 out of the 12 mugs that were made. We usually love cake, but this was too different for us.
I made the lemon version, dusting it with powdered sugar. Even though my DH and DS did not like it (wanted me to give it away), my guests and I thought it was delicious! (I’m going to try other versions and see if it was just the lemon flavor they didn’t like.) I have a powerful microwave so next time I will only bake for 12 minutes and will let it cool in the pan longer (started to split when I turned the cake out).
Yummy and fast!! Making this for now on cuz cake in the oven takes to way to long. Microwave is out and it cools fast!
Yum! I was skeptical but it turned out good. I used what I had, white cake mix, cherry pie filling and added 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips. Good stuff!
Just made this at work, and WOW, were we surprised! I made the lemon cake pictured using Roxy’s instructions. The ladies at work have decided this is our “rough night” go to. Can’t wait to try other varieties.