Apple Upside Down Cake
This delicious apple upside-down cake recipe is a great way to celebrate the fall season!
Servings: 8 people
Cost: $15
Ingredients
- 3 large apples Granny Smith, peeled and sliced.
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cardamom
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup sugar dived to 1/2 cup each
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/8 cup honey
- 2 large eggs
- 13 tbsp unsalted butter 8 tbsp melted (this is 1 stick butter) and 5 tbsp cold.
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare a 9” round cake pan with cooking oil and parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, cardamom, nutmeg, and salt.
- Whisk together the 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, honey, vanilla, milk, melted butter, and eggs in another bowl.
- Whisk the egg mixture into the flour mixture.
- In a small saucepan combine the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and 3 tbsp water and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Stir in 5 tbsp butter and pour the hot mixture into the cake pan.
- Decorate with even layers of apple wedges.
- Spread the cake batter over the apples.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes until the top is golden brown.
- Let the cake cool for about 15 minutes. Then flip it onto a cake platter and remove the parchment paper.
Notes
Oven temperatures and cooking times vary. Check the cake after 30 minutes to see where it's at.
Parchment paper isn't required, but we do like to use it to ensure and easy flip.
Use any type of baking apple you want. Or mix and match!
Nutrition
Calories: 483kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 96mg | Sodium: 320mg | Potassium: 250mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 52g | Vitamin A: 694IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 2mg
