"Precooking some of the apples before placing them in the bottom of the cake pan gave us plentiful fruit infused with caramel flavor for our best apple upside- down cake recipe. For a coarse-crumbed cake that wouldn’t buckle under the weight of the fruit, we used the quick-bread method, in… read more..."
INGREDIENTS
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4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces, plus extra for pan
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4 Granny Smith apples or Golden Delicious (about 2 pounds), peeled and cored
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2/3 cup packed light brown sugar (4 2/3 ounces)
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2 teaspoons juice from 1 lemon
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1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour (5 ounces)
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1 tablespoon cornmeal (optional)
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon table salt
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3/4 cup granulated sugar (5 1/4 ounces)
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1/4 cup packed light brown sugar (1 3/4 ounces)
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2 large eggs
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6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly