I love to cook, but baking has never really been my thing. With cooking, you can adopt the “a little bit of this, a little bit of that” attitude. Baking, however, seems to be a much more exact science. Adding just a bit too much or a bit too little of one ingredient can completely throw off the entire recipe. That’s why when I do bake, I’m looking for simple, fail-proof recipes that also happen to be delicious.

And I’ve found one that perfectly fits this description! Marya “Marta” Krause shared her recipe for Apple Pie Cake-Mix Cake with AllRecipes. “My mum taught me this recipe when I was just learning to bake, and I still use it for parties as it is a crowd-pleaser,” she explains. “Having only three ingredients, it is super quick and easy to make. A dollop of vanilla ice cream tops it very well.”

This recipe is so simple, it’s almost as though it was tailor-made for me. All you have to do is pour the pie filling, cake mix, and melted butter into a baking dish. Bake in the oven for about 40 minutes, cool, and then serve (topped with a huge spoonful of vanilla ice cream, of course!). You’ll be left with the perfect combination of apple pie flavor and cake texture. Delicious.

Click here for the full list of ingredients and instructions. This is a great recipe to make when you’re pressed for time and need to bring a dessert to a bake sale, potluck, family gathering, etc. I’m really excited to try my hand at this recipe – it may even make a baker out of me, after all!