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Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake

5 from 1 vote
This is a decadent tasty apple dessert. I decided to dice my apples but the next time I make this I will try both dicing and thinly slicing to see what I prefer the most. The cake is simple, caramel apple base, and a moist vanilla layer! Absolutely perfect.
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Prep Time 1 hour
Resting Time 30 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Caramel
  • 1 cup of granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cold water
Apples
  • 2-3 apples peeled and diced to 1 cm cubes
  • 1 tablespoon butter
Batter
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/4 cups of all purpose flour
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom (optional
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup whole milk

Method
 

Make Caramel
  1. Add sugar to a small saucepan and add 1/4 cup of cold water. :eave it on the heat on low to medium, without stirring, for about 8 minutes until it is fully melts and it turns an amber colour.
  2. All your heavy cream and stir vigorously because mixture will likely bubble very quickly and may bubble over if you don’t work fast.
  3. When fully emulsified, add your butter and sti in a cook for an additional 2 minutes, stirring.
  4. Just before you remove from heat, add you salt and mix to combine. Pour into a heat safe container and set aside to cool to room temp.
Sautee Apples
  1. After you peel and dice your apples, place then in a pan with a tablespoon of butter.
  2. Stir until butter is melted and the apples begin to cook down slightly. You can remove apples from the pan after about 5 minutes.
Make Cake
  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
  2. Prepare a 9-inch baking pan but buttering it and lining the bottom with parchment paper.
  3. In your prepared pan, pour 2/3 of the total caramel you made and follow with your diced apples. Set aside while you make the batter.
  4. In a small bowl mix together your flour, salt, baking powder, and cardamom and set aside.
  5. In a separate bowl, beat together your white sugar, and 1/2 cup of butter, add your egg and beat then add vanilla. You can do this by hand or use a hand mixer to mix ingredients together.
  6. Add your flour mixture and gradually add your milk to your butter and sugar mixture and mix until combined.
  7. Pour your cake batter over your caramel and apples and bake in your preheated oven for 45 - 50 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  8. Remove from the oven, and let rest for 10 minutes and when it is still hot, use plate to flip over the cake, peel off parchment and serve warm!
  9. Tope your cake with the leftover 1/3 of caramel and dig in!
  10. I like to serve this with whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream.