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slice of brown cake with apple chunks topped with whipped cream

Upside Down Apple Cake

This Upside Down Apple Cake is the perfect Fall dessert.  Moist cake topped with fresh apples and pecans.  Finish with a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream for the ultimate apple dessert!
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Course: desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake recipe
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 400kcal
Author: Nicole Harris

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 Cup Flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 1/4 Cup Butter - room temperature
  • 3/4 Cup Ultrafine Baker's Sugar
  • 1/2 Cup Musselman's Apple Butter
  • 1 Large Egg
  • 1/4 Cup 2% Milk

Topping

  • 1/3 Cup Dark Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Butter
  • 3 Tablespoons Musselman's Apple Butter
  • 2 Cups Peeled & Chopped Apples * about 2 medium apples
  • 1/2 Cup Chopped Pecans optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°

Topping

  • Spray 9 inch spring form pan with non-stick. (Make sure the spring form is sealed tightly) Place spring form on a baking sheet to catch any liquid that may escape while baking.
  • Layer apples and pecans evenly in bottom of pan.
  • Microwave brown sugar, butter and apple butter for 30 seconds. Stir until smooth then poor over the apples and pecans. Spread and mix in evenly.

Cake

  • Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  • Cream together butter and sugar. Add apple butter, egg and milk. Mix.
  • Gradually add dry ingredients until incorporated.
  • Gently spread batter (evenly and to edges of pan) over apple topping layer.
  • Transfer spring form on baking sheet to oven. Bake 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted and removed clean.
  • Cool 15-20 minutes. Release spring form and invert onto cake platter.
  • Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

Notes

*Apples can be sliced instead of chopped. I find that the cake looks prettier with sliced apples but is more difficult to eat.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 400kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 277mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 43g
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