Apple Extreme Upside-Down Cake
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup butter, cut up ⓘ
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar ⓘ
- 6 small red baking apples, halved, stems removed, cored (1-1/4 to 1-1/2 lb.) ⓘ
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ⓘ
- 2/3 cup milk ⓘ
- 1/4 cup butter, softened ⓘ
- 1 egg ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon vanilla ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Place 1/3 cup butter in a 9x9x2-inch baking pan.
- Place in oven 5 minutes or until butter melts.
- Sprinkle brown sugar over butter; stir. Arrange 9 apple halves in mixture, cut sides down.
- Bake in oven 10 to 15 minutes or until bubbly.
- Meanwhile, peel remaining apples.
- Coarsely shred; set aside.
- In bowl combine flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, ginger, and cinnamon.
- Add shredded apple, milk, 1/4 cup butter, egg, and vanilla.
- Beat with electric mixer on low until combined; beat on medium 1 minute. Spoon over apples, spread evenly (apple may be exposed; some butter may come to surface).
- Bake 35 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan on wire rack for 5 minutes. Loosen edges; invert onto platter. Spoon any topping in pan over top.
- Cool 20 minutes; serve with ice cream.
- Makes 9 servings.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
994
kcal
50% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).