Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake

5 from 1 vote

This caramel apple upside down cake is incredibly moist inside and features a tender apple upside down topping with lots of homemade salted caramel.

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 35

Total Time 1

Servings servings

Calories 340kcal

Ingredients

Caramel Apple Topping

1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
3 medium gala or honeycrisp apples, peeled and thinly sliced

Cake

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup light brown sugar
2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt, room temperature
2 large eggs, room temperature
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 cup 2% or skim milk, room temperature

Instructions

Caramel Apple Topping

Preheat oven to 350F and lightly grease a 9-inch cake pan.
Place sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat and allow to melt. Once melted, whisk in butter and bring to a boil. Slowly add cream (carefully, it will splatter) whisking constantly and allow caramel to cook until golden brown and bubbly, about 3-5 minutes. Remove caramel from heat and mix in salt.
Immediately pour caramel in prepared cake pan. Arrange apples in a fan on top. Set aside.

Cake

Place butter and sugars in a large bowl and beat well until smooth and creamy. Beat in yogurt, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
In a separate medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Fold into butter mixture, interchangeably with milk, until batter is smooth.
Scrape batter over apples into prepared pan and smooth top. Bake cake at 350F 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted in cake portion comes out clean and center of cake is firm to the touch.
Allow cake to cool in pan on a wire cooling rack 20 minutes, then carefully run a butter knife around edges and invert onto a serving plate. Allow to cool completely before slicing and serving. Enjoy!

Notes

Storing Instructions

Store cake in refrigerator up to 4 days. Reheat slices before serving.

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