Apple Upside Down Cake
I actually meant to share this back before thanksgiving but I had too many fall recipes to share that I couldn’t fit everything in. But the great thing about this delicious apple upside down cake recipe is that it’s the perfect dessert to serve any day of the year because good apples are pretty easy to find. Apples and bananas are the two fruits you can usually rely on year round. In this cake you’ll get two layers of decadence – that buttery, brown sugar and cinnamon coated apple layer which rest upon the second layer of a flavorful, moist, buttermilk cake. This is one of those easy to prepare cakes, no special skills needed or fancy tools. Just back to basics baking. My favorite part (other than its irresistible flavor of course) is that there’s no lengthy periods of waiting for the cake to cool all the way through, then frosting it. You just need to wait the 15 minutes to remove it from the pan (so it doesn’t crack or break) and you can serve it warm with rich vanilla ice cream. Talk about delicious! Next time around I’m thinking about dicing up the apples small and making into cupcakes, let me know how it goes if you beat me to it.
Ingredients in Apple Upside Down Cake
Brown sugar and granulated sugar – brown sugar is used in the topping and granulated sugar is used in the cake. Unsalted butter – if you don’t have unsalted butter you can use salted butter in this recipe, just omit the salt. Cinnamon and nutmeg – another delicious option would be to just use apple pie spice. Salt – this will keep the cake from tasting flat, don’t forget it. Golden delicious apples – I like to use golden delicious apples because they are one of the softer apples and they’ll bake through by the time the cake is done. If you were to use something like granny smith you’d end up with crispy apples at the end of baking. Lemon juice – this brightens up the flavor of the apples while also reduces browning as the sit. All-purpose flour – a crucial ingredient to build up the structure of the cake. No special flour needed here, just the standard all-purpose. Baking powder – don’t leave this out or cake will be flat. Eggs – these help bind all the ingredients together, as well as assist the cake in rising. Vanilla – I just use 1 tsp but you can double it up for stronger flavor if you’d like. A vanilla bean will work too. Buttermilk – I’ve actually made this recipe a few times and milk works well too.
How to Make Apple Upside Down Cake
How to Store It
If you have leftover cake then store it in the fridge. Then bring to room temperature before serving.
Can I Use Another Type of Fruit?
This cake should also work well with fresh cubed pineapple, blueberries or sliced peaches.
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