In a large bowl, mix in the ground spices, brown sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice and vanilla extract with the sliced apples. Mix well until all the apples are fully coated.
Dump the coated apples into the prepared baking dish. Top the apples with the apple cobbler cake mix topping. Evenly spread the topping across the apples.
Bake the apple cobbler for 35- 45 minutes or until the top is a beautiful golden brown and the fresh apple pie filling is bubbling around the edges of the baking dish.