Apple Upside Down Cake Recipe

Apple season is here! And I can’t wait to get my hands on making (and sharing) classics such as apple turnovers and apple pies. But today I’m sharing a really great apple dessert that may not be a classic yet to many of you. Apple upside down cake. This cake is delicate and moist, with tender apples in a wonderful caramel. It is simply delicious warm from the oven, and you can serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Yum!

Cake base adapted from SugarSpunRun.com

Caramel adapted from AverieCooks.com

Apple Upside Down Cake Recipe

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This cake has tender apples in a wonderful caramel sauce. So moist and delicious and perfect for fall!

Serves: 8

Ingredients

For the topping:
½ cup butter, melted
¾ cup brown sugar, packed
2 cups apples, peeled and diced (mine were fairly tart)
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
For the cake:
½ cup butter, room temp
Heaping ⅔ cup granulated sugar
2 eggs, room temp
1 tsp vanilla extract
1½ cups all purpose flour
1½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
½ cup milk, room temp

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Topping:
Pour melted butter into a 9 in springform pan, making sure it covers the bottom of the pan well, and run the butter around the sides of the pan to grease it.
Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over melted butter.
Toss the apples in cinnamon and nutmeg and spread evenly over the butter mixture, pressing them in.
Cake:
Beat butter and sugar in medium sized bowl until well combined and fluffy.
Add eggs, beating them in one at a time until combined.
Beat in vanilla extract.
In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
Alternate adding flour and milk to creamed mixture, starting and ending with flour. To avoid overmixing, do this part with a spatula.
Pour cake batter into springform pan, spreading evenly over apple layer.
Bake in preheated oven for 35-37 minutes until lightly golden brown and
toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Don't overbake.
Let cool for 10-15 minutes in cake pan then flip unto your serving platter. Enjoy warm or at room temperature.

Notes

To warm eggs to room temp quickly, place them in warm water for 5-10 minutes.
I put my milk in the microwave for a couple seconds (10-15 sec or so, do NOT let it get too hot)

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