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Apple Upside-Down Cake

Upside-down cakes are making a comeback. Why? Because they're gorgeous, gooey and delicious. Apples take front and center here, topped (or bottomed?) with crunchy pecans covered in a cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar glaze. Home-made goodness.

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Apple Upside-Down Cake

Upside-down cakes are making a comeback. Why? Because they're gorgeous, gooey and delicious. Apples take front and center here, topped (or bottomed?) with crunchy pecans covered in a cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar glaze. Home-made goodness.

About Corey Flynn

Stay at home mom Corey Flynn knows her way around the kitchen. Being home allows her to test recipes and tweak them until they're just right. Corey is happy to share her cooking and this keeps a steady stream of friends and family coming to her door. Don't you wish you lived close by?

Recipe

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Ingredients

Cake - makes 8-10 slices

  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 tbsp cornmeal
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ cup milk

Glaze/Topping

  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg

Filling

  • 2-3 small apples, sliced thin
  • ⅓ cup pecans, chopped
  • non-stick cooking spray

Special Equipment

  • 9" cake pan

How-to

  1. Preheat oven to 350º and grease a 9" cake pan
  2. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla, beat until very smooth and fluffy.  Add flour, cornmeal, baking soda, salt and beat for 10 seconds. Add milk and beat until just evenly moistened
  3. In a small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg and boil for 30 seconds.  Scrape mixture into cake pan and spread evenly. Distribute apples and pecans and lightly press down to level them
  4. Bake 50 minutes, then run knife along outer edge to loosen.  Invert onto a serving plate

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