Upside Down Apple Pecan Cake Food

APPLE PECAN RAISIN UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Mix together in a heavy skillet the first five ingredients (apples thru pecans).
• Simmer for 10 minutes and cool.
• Mix together remaining ingredients and beat until well blended.
• Pour batter over apple mixture and bake at 350° for 50 minutes.
• Turn cake upside down onto plate immediately.
• Leave for a few minutes so all the apples and sauce will fall onto the cake.

UPSIDE DOWN APPLE PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the butter and sugar and blend well. Next, add the eggs, one at a time.
• Whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, apple pie spice, and salt in a separate large bowl. Slowly add the flour mixture to the wet mixture using a handheld or standing electric mixer while adding a little of the buttermilk a little at a time. Add the vanilla extract and mix. Set aside.
• In a small saucepan, melt the butter on medium heat. Add the brown sugar and stir until the sugar starts bubbling. Add Tony Chachere's Pecan Praline Glaze and stir. Once melted, pour the glaze into the cast iron pan, add the sliced apples, and sprinkle with the chopped pecans.
• Next, pour the cake batter on top of the sliced apples. Place in the oven on top of a baking sheet and bake for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick can be inserted and comes out clean and is golden brown. Once the cake has finished baking, allow cooling for about 10-15 minutes. Place a plate on the open side of the pan and flip upside down. Remove skillet and serve as desired. Best served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

APPLE PECAN UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Peel, core and slice apples about 1/4 inch thick. Place in a mixture of water and lemon juice to prevent browning. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Toast pecans on ungreased baking sheet in oven until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Check frequently to prevent burning.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325°F.
• Melt butter in small, heavy saucepan. Add brown sugar and cook, stirring, just until melted, 3 to 5 minutes. Watch closely because sugar burns easily.
• Pour butter-sugar mixture into 9 inch round nonstick cake pan and spread to coat bottom. Sprinkle chopped pecans on top butter-sugar mixture. Drain and pat dry apples and place in circles, slightly overlapping, over pecans.
• Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt into bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add sugar and continue beating until creamy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add egg and vanilla and continue beating until completely incorporated.
• Reduce speed to low, add flour mixture and milk, alternating, in 3 additions. Continue to mix only until dry ingredients are completely mixed in, stopping to scrape sides if necessary.
• Spoon batter over topping and spread carefully so batter is even.
• Bake 55 minutes, or until tester comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 to 15 minutes. Carefully run spatula around edge of pan and let stand another 10 to 15 minutes.
• Invert pan over large plate and let stand 3 minutes. Carefully remove pan.
• Serve warm with fresh whipped cream.

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:

• FOR THE TOPPING: Butter bottom and sides of 9-inch round, 2-inch-deep nonstick cake pan; set aside. Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Halve apples from pole to pole. Cut 2 apples into 1/4-inch-thick slices; set aside. Cut remaining 2 apples into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Heat butter in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. When foaming subsides, add 1/2-inch-thick apple slices and cook, stirring 2 or 3 times, until apples begin to caramelize, 4 to 6 minutes. (Do not fully cook apples.) Add 1/4-inch-thick apple slices, brown sugar, and lemon juice; continue cooking, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves and apples are coated, about 1 minute longer. Transfer apple mixture to prepared pan and lightly press into even layer. Set aside while preparing cake.
• FOR THE CAKE: Whisk flour, cornmeal (if using), baking powder, and salt together in medium bowl; set aside. Whisk granulated sugar, brown sugar, and eggs together in large bowl until thick and homogeneous, about 45 seconds. Slowly whisk in butter until combined. Add sour cream and vanilla; whisk until combined. Add flour mixture and whisk until just combined. Pour batter into pan and spread evenly over fruit. Bake until cake is golden brown and toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.
• Cool pan on wire rack 20 minutes. Run paring knife around sides of cake to loosen. Place wire rack over cake pan. Holding rack tightly, invert cake pan and wire rack together; lift off cake pan. Place wire rack over baking sheet or large plate to catch any drips. If any fruit sticks to pan bottom, remove and position it on top of cake. Let cake cool 20 minutes (or longer to cool it completely), then transfer to serving platter, cut into pieces, and serve.

APPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Melt butter in a 8" square baking pan.
• Sprinkle with brown sugar.
• Cover with apple slices.
• In large bowl, cream shortening and sugar thoroughly.
• Add egg and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy.
• In another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
• Beat well after each addition.
• Pour batter over fruit.
• Bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
• Invert onto a serving plate.
• Serve with as is or with ice cream.

PINEAPPLE PECAN UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Melt butter and pour into 9x13 pan.
• Sprinkle brown sugar over melted butter.
• Sprinkle pecans over sugar.
• Drain canned pineapple juice into a measuring cup.
• Place drained pineapple slices in pan.
• Cream eggs, vanilla, almond and shortening in large mixing bowl.
• Add dry ingredients incrementally and mix on low speed until blended.
• Add milk and beat mixture on medium speed for 4 minutes.
• Pour batter into pan.
• Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean .
• Cool 5 minutes and turn cake out onto a serving platter, pineapple side up.
• Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.