Fresh Apple Upside-Down Cake

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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter, softened and divided
  • 2 cups sugar, divided
  • 3 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
  • 1 cup toasted chopped pecans, divided
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup milk

Instructions

  1. Melt 1/4 cup butter in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat; add 1 cup sugar, and cook, stirring often, 2 minutes or until sugar is melted and begins to turn golden. Add apple slices, and cook, stirring often, 5 minutes or until apples have softened slightly and juices are thickened and syrupy. Remove skillet from heat, and sprinkle apple mixture with 1/2 cup pecans. Set aside.
  2. Beat remaining 1/2 cup butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add remaining 1 cup sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
  3. Stir together flour, baking powder, and cinnamon; add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beating at low speed just until blended, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup pecans. Spoon batter evenly over apple mixture in skillet.
  4. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in skillet 5 minutes; invert onto serving plate.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

805 kcal 40% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 9.8g 20% DV
Total Fat 48g 62% DV
Carbs 97.1g 35% DV
Fiber 17.7g 63% DV
Sugar 15.5g 31% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 2806.3mg 100% DV
Potassium 527.5mg 11% DV
Cholesterol 141mg 47% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 67.3mcg 7% DV
Vitamin C 23.9mg 27% DV
Vitamin D 0.4mcg 2% DV
Calcium 1908.3mg 100% DV
Iron 8.8mg 49% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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