Caramel Apple Upside-Down Cake
This Caramel Apple Upside-Down Cake is a comforting fall dessert with a buttery caramel base, tender apples, and a moist cake topping. It’s perfect warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 60 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 4 medium apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Melt 1/2 cup butter in a 9-inch round cake pan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar until dissolved. Remove from heat.
- Arrange apple slices in a decorative pattern over the caramel mixture.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream together softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, alternating with milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
- Pour batter over apples in the cake pan.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert onto a serving plate.
Notes
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for an extra decadent treat.
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