Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake

Name: Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake
Yield: Makes one 9-inch (23 cm) cake | Serves 12
Ingredients: 3 apples (Granny Smith, Mutsu, or Cortland), peeled, cored, and each cut in 8 wedges; ½ cup (125 mL) sugar; ¼ cup (60 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 4 eggs, at room temperature, separated; ½ cup (125 mL) packed dark brown sugar; 1 Tbsp (15 mL) lemon juice; 2 Tbsp (30 mL) water; ¼ cup (60 mL) unsalted butter; 1 cup (250 mL) sugar; ½ tsp (2 mL) ground cinnamon; ¼ tsp (1 mL) salt; ⅓ cup (80 mL) sour cream; 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract; 1¼ cups (310 mL) all-purpose flour; 1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder

Preparation info

Makes one 9 inch 23 cm ) cake | Serves
12

Difficulty
Easy

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By Anna Olson

Published 2011

About

Apples make an ideal ingredient in an upside down cake since they caramelize so nicely and the juice melds with the sugar syrup, making for a shiny, saucy glaze when the cake is inverted.

Ingredients

Caramel Apple Layer

3 apples (Granny Smith, Mutsu, or Cortland), peeled, cored, and each cut in 8 wedges
2 Tbsp (30

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9-inch (23 cm) cake pan and place it on a parchment-lined baking tray.
For the caramel apple layer, arrange the apples tightly together in the bottom of the prepared pan. Pour the water and lemon juice into a