Upside-Down Caramelized Apple Cake

Name: Upside-Down Caramelized Apple Cake
Prep time: 1 h 38 min
Cook time: 1 h 38 min
Total time: 1 h 38 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters all-purpose baking mix; 2 teaspoons brandy; 237 milliliters firmly packed light brown sugar; 118 milliliters butter, softened and divided; 2 larges eggs, separated; 2 larges Granny Smith apples, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices; 177 milliliters granulated sugar, divided; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 177 milliliters milk; 118 milliliters chopped pecans; 118 milliliters sour cream; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Upside-Down Caramelized Apple Cake a try. This vegetarian recipe serves 10. One serving contains 430 calories, 5g of protein, and 20g of fat. Head to the store and pick up ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, pecans, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 38 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring after 5 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 37

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Pecans

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Toss apple slices with lemon juice, 1 tsp. vanilla extract, and 1/2 tsp. cinnamon.

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Lemon Juice

Cinnamon

Apple

Melt 1/4 cup butter in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over low heat.

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Butter

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Remove from heat; stir in brandy.

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Brandy

Sprinkle with brown sugar.

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Brown Sugar

Sprinkle pecans over brown sugar mixture. Arrange apples in 2 concentric circles over pecans.

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Apple

Pecans

Beat 1/2 cup granulated sugar and remaining 1/4 cup butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended.

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Hand Mixer

Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.

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Add milk, sour cream, and remaining 1 tsp. vanilla, beating just until blended.

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Whisk together baking mix, nutmeg, and remaining 1/4 tsp. cinnamon in a medium bowl.

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Nutmeg

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Add nutmeg mixture to butter mixture, beating just until blended.

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Nutmeg

Beat egg whites in a large bowl at high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter.

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Granulated Sugar

Egg Whites

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Spread batter over apples in skillet.

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Apple

Spread

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Bake at 375 for 50 to 54 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted halfway into center of cake comes out clean. Cool in skillet on a wire rack 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of cake to loosen. Invert cake onto a serving plate, replacing any topping that sticks to skillet on cake.

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