apple upside down cake
I had apples that looked like they needed to be eaten or tossed and I am really tired of wasting fruit so decided to use them up. Most fruits can be used in the same way. I used the 4 apples I had but could have used less. Pears and peaches would be good too.
method
Bake
Ingredients For apple upside down cake
- TOPPING
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4 Tbspbutter
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4apples
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2/3 clight brown sugar
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2 tsplemon juice
- CAKE
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1 cap flour
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1 Tbspcornmeal (optional for color and texture)
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1 tspbaking powder
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3/4 cgranulated sugar
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1/4 clight brown sugar
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2 lgeggs
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6 Tbspbutter (melted and cooled)
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1/2 csour cream
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1 tspvanilla
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1/4 cpecans (chopped fine)
How To Make apple upside down cake
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1Prepare a 9-inch cake pan with butter both side and bottom. Be sure it is at least 2 inches high.
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2Peel and core the apples. cut 1/4 inch to a 1/2-inch-thick slices. Heat the 4 tablespoons of butter in a skillet on high heat. After the foaming stops add the apples and cook until you get some browning.
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3Add the brown sugar and lemon juice stirring constantly until sugar dissolves and all the apples are coated. Add to bottom of prepared pan
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4Stir together the flour, cornmeal if you are using, baking powder together and set aside.
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5In another bowl stir together the sugars and eggs until thick. Slowly add the melted and cooled butter until combined. Next add the sour cream, vanilla and pecans
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6Add the flour mixture until just mixed and pour into pan spreading evenly over the fruit.
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7Bake at 350 for 35 to 40 minutes.
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8Cool on rack in the pan for at least 20 minutes to let the juices and fruit get a little solid. Once the juices firm up use a plastic knife to go around the pan to loosen the sides and flip out.
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