CARAMEL APPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKES

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Yield Makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 1/4 cups sugar, divided
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons plus 1/2 cup (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
4 large Golden Delicious apples (about 2 pounds), peeled, cored, each cut into 8 wedges
1 3/4 cups cake flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup whole milk
Vanilla ice cream

Steps:

  • Combine 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup water in heavy small saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil without stirring until color is deep amber, occasionally swirling pan and brushing down sides with pastry brush dipped into water, about 8 minutes. Working quickly, divide hot caramel among six 1 1/4-cup custard cups. Using pot holders to protect hands, tilt and rotate custard cups to cover bottoms with caramel. Set aside.
  • Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add apple wedges and sauté until just tender, about 12 minutes. Arrange apple wedges in bottoms of caramel-lined custard cups.
  • Preheat oven to 325°F. Sift cake flour, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat remaining 1/2 cup butter and remaining 3/4 cup sugar in another medium bowl until well blended. Add eggs 1 at a time and beat until well blended after each addition. Mix in vanilla extract. Beat in flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with whole milk in 2 additions. Spoon batter over apples in custard cups, dividing batter equally (about 1/2 cup for each).
  • Bake cakes until light golden around edges and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Run small knife around cakes to loosen. Invert cakes onto plates. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Jeremie Nevill
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Overall, I really enjoyed this cake. It was easy to make, and it tasted delicious.


Asim Zahid
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This cake is perfect for fall gatherings.


Sandra Frazier
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I made this cake for a potluck and it was a huge hit!


Troy Dunlap
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This cake is a great way to use up leftover apples.


Mutaremwa chris lesmac
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I love the way the caramel sauce drips down the sides of the cake when you cut into it.


Ndugwa Muhammad
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The caramel apple upside-down cake was a bit too sweet for my taste, but my husband loved it.


xnx_spooky
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This cake is so easy to make, and it's always a hit with my family and friends. I love that I can use any kind of apples I have on hand.


Szabina Németh
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I followed the recipe exactly and the cake came out perfect. The caramel sauce was rich and flavorful, and the apples were cooked to perfection.


Monika Faim
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The caramel apple upside-down cake was a delicious and easy dessert to make. The cake was moist and flavorful, and the caramel apples were gooey and sweet. I would definitely recommend this recipe to others.


Wk Marwat
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This cake is perfect for fall gatherings.


Holleigh Hayes
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I made this cake for a potluck and it was gone in minutes!


Heather Stephan
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This cake is a great way to use up leftover apples.


Rudy Majalca
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I love the way the caramel sauce oozes out of the cake when you cut into it.


Grant Mashonganyika
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The cake was a little dry for my taste, but the caramel apples were delicious.


Daniyal TLP Daniyal TLP
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This cake is so easy to make, and it always turns out perfectly. I love that I can use any kind of apples I have on hand.


Blaine J
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I've made this cake several times now, and it's always a crowd-pleaser. The combination of sweet and tart apples with the rich caramel sauce is irresistible.


Alex Sandra
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This caramel apple upside-down cake was a hit at my dinner party! The cake was moist and flavorful, and the caramel apples were gooey and delicious. I will definitely be making this again.