Easy Brandied Apple Upside Down Cake Recipe
This Brandied Apple Upside Down Cake recipe is from my book, “the Spirited Baker”. Apple Brandy is such an easy way to elevate any apple dessert, and this is pretty, too!
Servings: 12 People
Calories: 425kcal
Equipment
- 10 inch round pan
Ingredients
Caramel Apple Topping
- ⅓ cup Butter melted
- 1 ½ teaspoon All-Purpose Flour
- ½ cup Brown Sugar
- 3 tablespoon Apple Brandy
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- 2-3 Large Apples peeled & sliced
Cake Batter
- 2 cup Cake Flour
- 1 ½ cups Granulated Sugar
- 4 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix 3 ½ oz
- 4 Large Eggs
- ½ cup Water
- ½ cup Apple Brandy
- ¾ cup Butter melted
Instructions
Prepare the Brandied Caramel Apple Topping
- Preheat oven to 325°F (160°F). Liberally grease a 10″ round pan with vegetable shortening. Cut out a 10″ round of parchment paper, using bottom of pan as a template. Place inside pan, smoothing it out to cling securely to the shortening.
- Combine melted butter, flour, brown sugar, apple brandy, and cinnamon in a small saucepan. Heat on low, stirring until well combined. Pour into prepared cake pan, spreading evenly.
- Arrange fruit slices on top of caramel mixture, set aside.
Cake Batter & Baking
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and pudding mix in a large mixing bowl.
- Add in eggs and water, beating until smooth. Carefully add apple brandy and melted butter to the mix, mixing on medium speed until smooth.
- Gently pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake until golden and knife inserted into center of batter comes out clean and cake springs back – about 50-60 minutes.
- With the hot cake still in the pan, carefully level the top by cutting off the “dome” over the edge of the pan
- Allow cake to cool for about 20 minutes before turning cake out directly onto serving plate.
Nutrition
Calories: 425kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 99mg | Sodium: 528mg | Potassium: 89mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 608IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 119mg | Iron: 1mg
