Apple Upside Down Cake

It’s APPLE time! Who else is as excited as me? There were some big gorgeous Granny Smith apples at the farmer’s market last weekend and I grabbed a few handfuls of them. I came home and knew immediately that I wanted to make an Apple Upside Down Cake.

I love cakes like this because you can eat them for dessert or with coffee for breakfast. Same with my favorite Caramel Apple Monkey Bread — it makes the perfect breakfast treat! Hey, they say you should have your carbs early in the day…no judgement!

I bought so many apples I ended up making two of my favorite savory apple dishes for dinner last week. On Monday we had Spiced Pork Tenderloin With Sautéed Apples. Then over the weekend I made a giant batch of my Butternut Squash Apple & Sage Soup. I put a bunch away for lunches during the week and I love having soup ready to go!

This Apple Upside Down Cake is stuffed with all your favorite Fall spices and brown sugar apples. I sliced the apples thinly and swirled them around in some melted butter, brown sugar and cinnamon and arranged them along the bottom of the pan. Then I topped it with a moist, dense sour cream spiced cake and put it in the oven to bake.

I was nervous when it came time to flip the cake, but it came out so gorgeous! The swirls of caramelized apples on top were perfect! I quickly sliced it up and topped each slice with a generous drizzle of caramel sauce. It was SO GOOD.

The rest of the family was possibly even more excited about this Apple Upside Down Cake than I was.

The smell had permeated the house and the girls kept going to the oven to check on the cake.

As soon as it made it’s way onto the cake plate, we all proceeded to devour it one giant bite at a time.

Thank god it was a single layer cake!

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Yield: 12 slices

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Apple Upside Down Cake

This Apple Upside Down Cake is perfect for dessert or with a cup of coffee for breakfast. The cake is a spiced sour cream cake with sweet brown sugar baked apples baked on top! 

Prep Time30 minutes minutes

Cook Time30 minutes minutes

Total Time1 hour hour

Ingredients

Apple Upside Down Cake

• ½ cup unsalted butter
• ⅓ cup dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 small Granny Smith apple, cored and thinly sliced
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• ⅓ cup milk
• ⅓ cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Caramel Sauce

• 6 tablespoons butter
• ⅓ cup dark brown sugar, plus 1 tablespoon
• ½ cup heavy cream
• pinch of salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

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Instructions 

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place butter in bottom of 9-inch cake pan. Place in oven until melted (just a couple of minutes). Once melted, swirl around the edges of pan.
• Sprinkle brown sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon evenly on top of melted butter and layer apple slices evenly along pan. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.  Add egg, milk, sour cream, vegetable oil, vanilla extract and whisk until smooth.  Carefully pour batter into baking pan.  Place pan on top of cookie sheet to catch any drippings.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until cake is light brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool in pan for 15 minutes.
• While cake is cooling, prepare caramel sauce. Bring butter, brown sugar, heavy cream and salt to boil. Boil for 3 minutes while stirring with a heat resistant spatula. Allow to cool.
• Invert cake onto a plate or cookie sheet and serve immediately (or store at room temperature until ready to serve). Serve with caramel sauce drizzled on top.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 slice, Calories: 339kcal, Carbohydrates: 36g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 21g, Saturated Fat: 12g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 67mg, Sodium: 182mg, Potassium: 82mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 27g, Vitamin A: 638IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 83mg, Iron: 1mg

© Jessica

Cuisine: American

Category: Cake, Desserts

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