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Caramelized Apples Upside Down Cake

Author: Catherine's Plates

Ingredients

Apple Layer

  • 6 apples peel, core, and cut into wedges
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 3 TBS Water
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Cake Layer

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 2 cups All Purpose Flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup milk

Instructions

Preparing Apple Layer

  • Melt butter with brown sugar in a large sauce pan.
  • Add water and cinnamon and stir.
  • Add apples to the pan and soft down to desired consistency.
  • Pour apples into prepared baking bans and pour remaining syrup oven the apples.
  • Grease a 9x9, 10 inch round or (2) 8x8 baking pans.

Preparing Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
  • Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each one.
  • Mix in the vanilla extract.
  • In separate bowl mix the four and baking powder well.
  • Pour 1/3 of flour and 1/3 of milk into mixture alternating flour and milk until all mixed.
  • Put dollops of batter over apples and spread evenly to edges.
  • Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Rest cakes for at least 20 minutes.
  • Place a plate over pan and flip pan over onto plate.
  • Cake should pop out.
  • Serve and Enjoy!