🍏🍰 Inverted Apple Cake
A beautiful upside-down cake with caramelized apples on top and a soft, buttery sponge underneath.
🧾 Ingredients:
Topping:
- 3–4 apples (peeled, sliced)
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Cake batter:
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- ⅓ cup melted butter or oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
🔪 Instructions:
1. Make caramel apple base
- Melt butter and brown sugar in a pan or directly in cake pan
- Stir until bubbly
- Arrange sliced apples over the caramel
- Sprinkle cinnamon on top
2. Prepare batter
- Mix flour, baking powder, and salt
- In another bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, milk, butter, and vanilla
- Combine wet and dry ingredients gently
3. Assemble
- Pour batter evenly over the apple layer
4. Bake
- Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 35–45 minutes
- Let cool for 10 minutes
5. Flip
- Carefully invert onto a serving plate while still warm
🍽️ Result:
Soft, fluffy cake topped with glossy, caramelized apples—sweet, warm, and slightly spiced.
🔥 Pro Tips:
- Use firm apples (like Granny Smith) for best texture
- Don’t let it cool too long before flipping or caramel may stick
- Add chopped nuts for extra crunch
🍦 Serving Ideas:
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream
- Drizzle with extra caramel sauce
- Dust with powdered sugar
If you want, I can also make a pineapple upside-down version, a low-sugar apple cake, or a skillet-style rustic version.