Apple Upside Down Cake Recipe
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Apple Upside Down Cake Recipe
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Apples coated with brown sugar and butter and baked underneath cake batter in this apple upside down cake! The sticky caramel apple topping makes the cake taste amazing.
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Ingredients
Topping
- 2 medium apples
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Cake
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 4 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 teaspoons apple pie spice *see notes for substitution
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 9x13 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Peel and thinly slice the apples.
- Combine the butter and brown sugar (from the topping ingredients) in a saucepan. Heat it until the sugar dissolves, and then one minute more before removing it from the heat. Be careful not to heat the mixture too long, or it will burn. *see notes for a shortcut
- Spread the butter and sugar mixture in the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
- Layer the sliced apples over the top of the sugar mixture and sprinkle them with cinnamon. Set the baking dish aside while you make the cake batter.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating between each addition. Then add the vanilla.
- Whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, apple pie spice, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Add the dry ingredients and milk to the mixing bowl, alternating the two ingredients and beating after each addition. Continue until all the ingredients have been mixed in.
- Carefully spread the cake batter over the apples in the baking pan.
- Place the pan in the preheated oven and bake for 40-45 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. The topping can bubble out over the edges of the pan, so put a cookie sheet underneath the baking pan to reduce any mess.
- Allow the cake to cool in the pan for around 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edges, carefully invert the pan onto a serving dish, and allow the cake to cool completely before serving.
Notes
- If you don't have apple pie spice, use 2 teaspoons ground ginger, 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon of ground nutmeg instead.
- If you don't have apple pie spice, use 2 teaspoons ground ginger, 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon of ground nutmeg instead.
- You can save a little time and just melt the butter for the topping, mix it with the brown sugar, and spread it in the baking pan. But not heating the butter-sugar mixture in a saucepan will make the topping less gooey and caramelly.
- Use a crisp baking apple for this cake. Honeycrisp and Granny Smith are the most popular, but Cortland, Fuji, and Gala are also tasty.
- Use a crisp baking apple for this cake. Honeycrisp and Granny Smith are the most popular, but Cortland, Fuji, and Gala are also tasty.
- Grease the baking pan well, so the cake comes out easily.
- Grease the baking pan well, so the cake comes out easily.
- Let the cake cool after baking, but only for 10-15 minutes before flipping it out of the pan. If you try too soon or wait too long, it is less likely to come out cleanly.
- Let the cake cool after baking, but only for 10-15 minutes before flipping it out of the pan. If you try too soon or wait too long, it is less likely to come out cleanly.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
406kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
61g
(20%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
75mg
(25%)
Sodium
111mg
(5%)
Potassium
251mg
(7%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
41g
(82%)
Vitamin A
560IU
(11%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
114mg
(11%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 15Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 406 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 406kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 61g | 20% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 75mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 111mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 251mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 41g | 82% |
| Vitamin A | 560IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 114mg | 11% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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