Old Fashioned Apple Upside Down Cake Food

APPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cover the bottom of a 10x15-inch baking pan with brown sugar and 2 tablespoons cinnamon. Layer apple slices on top.
• Place flour, apple juice, white sugar, butter, eggs, milk, remaining 1 tablespoon cinnamon, vanilla extract, baking powder, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix until completely smooth, 5 to 10 minutes; the longer you mix, the fluffier the cake will be.
• Pour batter over apples in the baking pan, making sure they are evenly covered.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Cool for 20 to 30 minutes. Place a large serving dish over the cake and carefully flip over.

APPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two large six-cup muffin tins.
• In a microwave safe bowl, combine apples, cinnamon and water and microwave for 3-4 minutes. The apples should be slightly tender. Drain apples and toss with 1 cup Marzetti Old Fashioned Caramel Dip.
• Divide the apples evenly into each cup.
• In a large bowl, combine cake mix, pudding, oil, sour cream and eggs and mix on medium speed until smooth. Spoon the batter evenly over apples.
• Baked 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean.
• Cool 8 minutes. Invert pan. A few apple pieces may need to be put back into place. Allow cakes to cool.
• In a microwave safe container, microwave the remaining Marzetti Old Fashioned Caramel Dip for 10-30 seconds, stirring every 10 seconds. Spoon warm caramel over cakes. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.

APPLE UPSIDEDOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Melt four tablespoons of the butter in a heavy skillet. Add the apple slices and saute over high heat five to eight minutes, until the apples are barely tender and just beginning to brown. Remove the apples, draining them well, and reserve.
• Melt remaining butter in the skillet. Add the brown sugar and one- half teaspoon of the cinnamon and stir over low heat until syrupy. Pour the syrup into a nine-inch round baking pan. Arrange the apples in an attractive pattern over the bottom of the pan.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Beat the egg yolks until thick, gradually beating in the sugar. Fold the dry ingredients into the batter.
• Beat the egg whites until not quite stiffly peaked and fold them into the batter. Spread the batter over the apples and bake for 30 minutes. Unmold unto a large platter and serve warm.

OLD FASHIONED UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Melt 1/3 cup of the butter in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet; stir in brown sugar until well blended.
• Drain pineapple, reserving 2 tablespoons of the syrup.
• Arrange pineapple slices close together in butter-sugar mixture.
• Center each slice with a cherry.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt onto waxed paper.
• Beat egg whites until foamy in medium bowl.
• Beat in 1/4 cup of the granulated sugar a tablespoon at a time until meringue stands in soft peaks.
• With same beater, beat remaining 1/3 cup butter with remaining 1/2 cup sugar until fluffy.
• Beat in egg yolks, lemon rind, lemon juice and vanilla.
• Blend flour mixture into creamed mixture alternately with sour cream and the 2 tablespoons reserved pineapple syrup.
• Fold meringue until no streaks of white remain.
• Pour over pineapple in skillet.
• Bake in a 350° oven for 35 minutes or until center springs back when lightly touched with fingertip.
• Cool cake in skillet on wire rack for 10 minutes; then invert over serving plate.
• Allow skillet to remain over a cake a minute for syrup to drain from pan.
• Serve warm or cold.

APPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease sides of 13x9 baking pan.
• Melt 1 stick butter; pour into baking pan. Stir in brown sugar and mix well; spread evenly in bottom of baking pan.
• Arrange apples evenly over sugar; sprinkle with cinnamon and pecans.
• In large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, 1 stick butter (softened), eggs and water. Beat with electric mixer for 2 minutes.
• Pour cake batter evenly over apples.
• Bake about 45 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool for 5 minutes; invert onto serving platter.

APPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Melt four tablespoons of the butter in a heavy nine-inch skillet, preferable cast iron and one that does not have a nonstick surface. The skillet must also have a handle that will withstand oven heat. Add the apple slices and saute over high heat for about eight minutes, until the apples are tender, beginning to brown but still hold their shape.
• Remove the apples carefully, draining them. Set them aside. They should now be reduced to about two cups of apples. Melt the remaining butter in the skillet.
• Tip the skillet so the sides are coated with butter. Add the brown sugar and cinnamon and stir over very low heat just until the sugar has dissolved. Spread the sugar mixture evenly over the bottom of the skillet.
• Remove the skillet from the heat and arrange the apple slices in a pattern over the brown sugar mixture in the bottom of the skillet. Any slices that do not fit into the pattern can be scattered on top of the rest -they will not show.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat egg yolks until thick, gradually adding the granulated sugar and beating till light and lemon colored. Stir in the cider or brandy.
• Sift the flour with the baking powder and fold into the yolk mixture. Beat the egg whites until they hold peaks but are still creamy-textured and fold them in.
• Spread the batter over the apples in the skillet. Bake 30 minutes. Unmold the cake onto a large platter and serve while still warm.

APPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Pour butter into an ungreased 9-in. round baking pan; sprinkle with 1/2 cup brown sugar. Arrange apples in a single layer over brown sugar; layer with walnuts and remaining brown sugar., In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk and sour cream, beating well after each addition. Beat in brandy if desired., Spoon batter over brown sugar layer. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm.