Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake Recipe By Tasty Recipes

UPSIDE-DOWN APPLE CAKE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) and grease a 9-inch (23cm) cake pan.
• In a bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
• Whisk in the eggs, vanilla and milk until fully incorporated.
• Add the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Whisk until combined.
• For the sauce, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat, and stir in the brown sugar. Bring to a boil and continue to stir for 30 seconds, or until vigorously bubbling.
• Pour the sauce into the greased cake pan.
• Arrange the apples on top of the sauce in a circular pattern. Pour cake batter on top of apples and smooth the top of the batter.
• Bake for 45-55 minutes, or until the cake is done (the top will spring back when gently poked).
• Cool for 10-15 minutes and loosen the sides of the cake by running a butter knife around the edge.
• Place a plate upside down on top of the pan, then invert the pan, flipping the cake onto the plate.
• Garnish slices with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
• Enjoy!

CARAMEL APPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
• In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, eggs, oil, milk, and vanilla until smooth. Set aside.
• In a small pot over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the dulce de leche and stir until mixture comes to a boil.
• Immediately pour the dulce de leche mixture into a round baking pan.
• Layer the apples in a circular pattern with each one overlapping the other. Repeat until the entire bottom of the pan is covered.
• Pour the cake batter on top of the apples and spread the batter evenly on top.
• Bake for 25 minutes, then cool until bottom is slightly warm.
• Place a large round plate on top of the cake pan, then flip quickly. Give the cake pan a few pats to make sure the cake is released, then lift off the pan.
• Slice and serve with ice cream!
• Enjoy!

APPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Pour butter into an ungreased 9-in. round baking pan; sprinkle with 1/2 cup brown sugar. Arrange apples in a single layer over brown sugar; layer with walnuts and remaining brown sugar., In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk and sour cream, beating well after each addition. Beat in brandy if desired., Spoon batter over brown sugar layer. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm.

CARAMEL APPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Spray an 8- or 9-inch round cake pan with nonstick spray.
• Combine butter and brown sugar for topping in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until butter has melted and mixture begins to simmer gently, 3 to 4 minutes. Don't let the caramel mixture come to a boil; just allow it to bubble gently for a couple of minutes so it can thicken slightly.
• Pour into the prepared cake pan, then arrange apple slices all around the pan as desired. Place in the refrigerator so the topping can set while you prepare the cake.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat butter, sugar, and brown sugar in a separate bowl with an electric mixer until light in color and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes, scraping down the bottom and sides as needed. Blend in eggs, incorporating slowly and scraping down the sides again, as needed. Mix in vanilla. Add in dry ingredients on low speed, blending just until combined; batter will be thick.
• Remove the cake pan from the refrigerator. Gently spread the thick batter over the topping, trying not to disturb the apples too much.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and set on a cooling rack for 15 minutes.
• Place a plate over the top of the pan, then carefully invert it, allowing the cake to release from the pan onto the plate. Let cake cool completely to room temperature, 45 minutes to an hour; the top can be fairly soft and may not cut cleanly while it is still warm.

CARAMEL-APPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line the bottom of a 9-inch nonstick cake pan with parchment paper.
• Place brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon for topping in a pan over medium heat. Watch closely and stir everly 30 seconds until the mixture boils.
• Meanwhile, place apple slices on top of the parchment paper in the cake pan. As soon as the topping boils, remove it from the heat, pour over the apple slices, and spread it out evenly.
• Mix sugar and butter for cake in a large bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy. Mix in eggs, vanilla extract, and almond extract until completely combined. Mix in baking powder, baking soda, and 1/3 of the milk. Add remaining ingredients as follows, mixing briefly after each addition: 1/2 of the flour, 1/2 of the remaining milk, remaining flour, and remaining milk. Pour batter into the pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let sit for 5 minutes. Run a butter knife along the sides of the cake to separate it from the cake pan. Cut off the top of the cake with a serrated knife to flatten it. Invert on a cake plate and release cake. Serve hot or cold.

CARAMEL-APPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Spray bottom and sides of 8- or 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
• In 1-quart saucepan, melt 1/4 cup butter over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Stir in brown sugar. Heat to boiling; remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Pour into pan; spread evenly. Arrange apple wedges over brown sugar mixture, overlapping tightly and making 2 layers if necessary.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and the salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat 1 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until smooth. Add vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture alternately with milk, beating after each addition until smooth. Spread batter over apple wedges in brown sugar mixture.
• Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on cooling rack 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat whipping cream on high speed until it begins to thicken. Gradually add 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, beating until soft peaks form.
• Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Place heatproof serving plate upside down over pan; turn plate and pan over. Remove pan. Serve warm cake with whipped cream. Store cake loosely covered.

UPSIDE-DOWN APPLE CAKE WITH WHISKEY-SOAKED FRUIT

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix dried cranberries, apricots, orange peel and bourbon. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour or overnight.
• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Generously grease bottom and sides of two 8-inch round cake pans with shortening. Line bottom of each pan with cooking parchment paper. Grease parchment paper with shortening.
• Line bottom and side of each pan with overlapping apple slices, cutting slices as necessary to line side of each pan.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, ground almonds, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed until moistened, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in soaked dried fruit and ginger. Gently pour into pans over apple slices.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately turn pans upside down to release cakes onto cooling racks.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave apple jelly uncovered on High 15 to 30 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds, until hot. Brush over apples on top and side of each cake to make shiny. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat mascarpone cheese, whipping cream and sugar with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. On serving plate, place one cake, apple side up. Top with whipped cream mixture. Gently place remaining cake layer on top of cream, apple side up. Garnish with fresh cranberries and orange slices. Cut into slices with serrated knife. Cover and refrigerate any remaining cake.