If you’re using sliced red apples for an upside-down cake, here’s a simple and delicious way to do it 🍎
Apple Upside-Down Cake (with Red Apples)
Best apples to use
Firm red varieties work best because they hold their shape:
- Honeycrisp apple
- Fuji apple
- Gala apple
(Soft apples may turn mushy.)
Ingredients
Topping
- 1/4 cup (60g) butter
- 1/2 cup (100g) brown sugar
- 2 red apples, thinly sliced
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)
Cake Batter
- 1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup (100g) sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup (60ml) milk
- 1/4 cup (60ml) melted butter or oil
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Melt butter in a 9-inch (23cm) round pan. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over it.
- Arrange apple slices in overlapping circles. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
- Mix dry ingredients in one bowl.
- In another bowl, whisk egg, sugar, milk, butter/oil, and vanilla.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients.
- Pour batter gently over apples.
- Bake 35–40 minutes, until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes, then carefully flip onto a plate.
Optional Add-Ins
- A pinch of nutmeg or cardamom
- Chopped pecans or walnuts
- A drizzle of salted caramel after flipping
If you tell me what ingredients you already have, I can adjust this to match your kitchen exactly.
