Apple, Maple, Upside-Down Cake
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This cake is spectacular! Fresh Autumn apples are caramelized with maple syrup then topped with a buttermilk, cinnamon cake batter and baked until golden, the only thing to make it better is vanilla ice cream. Your whole house smells amazing while it bakes! If you have a cast-iron skillet, now is the time to use it, if not a 10-inch cake pan works just fine. You're gonna love this cake, it lasts for days, but realistically, it probably won't!
Author: Ruth Guerri
Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
- 1 cup of pure maple syrup
- 1 Tbs of brandy - optional
- 3 smallish Granny Smith apples, cored and sliced
- ⅓ - ½ cup of chopped walnuts
- 2 cups of flour
- 1 tsp of baking powder
- ½ tsp of baking soda
- 1 tsp of cinnamon
- ½ tsp of salt
- 1½ sticks of butter, room temperature
- 1½ cups of sugar
- 3 eggs, room temperature
- ¾ cup of buttermilk
- 2 tsp of vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and butter a 10" cake pan or a 10" cast iron skillet. Then place the maple syrup and brandy, (if using) in a small saucepan over medium/high heat, bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer very gently for 20 minutes.
- Now, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
- Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until well mixed, then add in the eggs, buttermilk and vanilla, beat until incorporated, then slowly add in the dry ingredients and beat just until mixed.
- Pour the maple syrup into the buttered cake pan or skillet and arrange the apple slices in a circle until all space is filled in, sprinkle with nuts and then pour the batter over the top and spread to the edges.
- Bake for 55 - 60 minutes until golden brown.
- Let cool for 45 minutes, place a plate over the top of the pan and flip upside down to invert. Beautiful!
Vanilla ice cream is heavenly on top! Enjoy!
Notes
If you don't have a 10 inch cake pan, you could use a 9 inch pan, the cake will just be smaller and you won't use all of the apples or all of the batter.
