Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Fantastic Apple Pecan Upside-Down Cake



Ingredients For Topping
2 cups granny smith apples, sliced thin
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter, salted
1 cup pecans, chopped
Ingredients For Cake
1/2 cups granny smith apples, shredded
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, salted, room temperature
2/3  sugar
1  teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degree F. Peel, remove core from apples, quarter and slice thin.
2. In a medium sauce pan combine 3/4 cup butter, 1/3 cup brown sugar and 1/3 cup sugar. Stir continually over medium heat until butter is melted.
3. Pour butter/sugar mixture into a greased and floured 10 inch round cake pan. Sprinkle chopped pecans evenly over buttered/sugar mixture.
4. Arrange apple slices decoratively in a circle. Take a spoon a drizzle some of the butter/sugar mixture from the middle of the cake pan over the tops of the apple slices. Set aside.
5. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon ; whisk.
6. In a standing mixer, beat 2/3 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter and vanilla until light and fluffy. Beat in sour cream, scraping down sides if needed; next beat in eggs.
7. Stir in shredded apples and flour mixture. Spread gently over the top of decorative apples. Bake in a preheated 375 degree F. oven. Put cake pan on the middle rack of oven. Bake 35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean and cake is golden brown. Cool cake in pan for 15 minutes. Run a butter knife along the edges of pan and carefully invert cake onto desired plate. Serve cake warm or at room temperature.

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