Upside Down Apple Cinnamon Swirl Cake
Upside Down Apple Cinnamon Swirl Cake was created because of our love of apple pies, cinnamon bun and fall. We have to celebrate the incoming fall season in style. This cake is perfect for an easy dessert, or a small celebration amongst loved ones.
Equipment
- 9" square baking pan
Ingredients
Apples
- 2 apples skinned and sliced, granny smith, gala, honey crisp, etc.
- 50 g brown sugar
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
Cake
- 250 g AP Flour
- 1 ½ tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- ½ tsp. salt
- 113 g unsalted butter softened
- 220 g brown sugar packed
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp. maple extract optional
- 1 cup milk room temp.
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Cinnamon Swirl
- 35 g brown sugar
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp butter melted
Cream Cheese Whipped Cream Frosting
- 10 oz. cream cheese cold
- ¾ cup heavy cream cold
- 100 g powdered sugar
Instructions
Apples
- Prepare a medium bowl. Skin, core and slice (or chop) your preferred apples. Place in bowl, with cinnamon and brown sugar. Lightly mix well, and set aside.
- In another mixing bowl, cream your butter and sugar.
Cinnamon Swirl Cake
- After, add salt, cinnamon, maple extract and vanilla extract. Mix well in.
- Next, add half of your flour, along with your baking soda and baking powder. Mix well in, then add your eggs, one at a time, mixing between each addition.
- Add your second batch of flour. Mix until smoothed.
- Add your milk, slowly. Carefully mix you batter. Set aside, while making you cinnamon swirl.
- Melt your 1 tablespoon butter. After your butter is melted, add your cinnamon and brown sugar. Mix very well to remove any lumps.
Preparing Cake to Bake
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Prepare a 9-inch square pan, with grease and parchment. Spread your sliced apples onto the surface of the lined pan, as flat and even as possible.
- Once apples are at bottom of lined pan, pour your batter evenly over the apples.
- Place dollops of the cinnamon swirl mix at different areas of the batter. Using a butter knife, skewer or chop stick, swirl the batter around to create a knife cinnamon swirl effect.
- Once done, place in oven and bake for at least 30 minutes, or until cake comes out clean with a toothpick.
- Remove from oven and let cool for at least an hour.
Cream Cheese Whipped Cream Frosting
- In a mixing bowl, cream your cream cheese with a whisk. Cream very well, as the cream cheese will be cold, and may be lumpy while mixing.
- Once creamed, add the heavy cream. Start mixing slowly, then increase the speed.
- Once the whipped cream cheese has reached soft peaks, slowly add your sugar, mixing in-between. Mix well until it reaches stiff peak and stable. Make sure not to overmix.
Assembling Final Cake
- Remove cake from baking pan, place on a platter, cake board, plate or anything similar.
- Choose if you would like the cake swirl side up, or apple side up.
- Dollop your stiff peak frosting over your cake with a spatula. Spread evenly.
- Optional: Place in refrigerator or 30 minutes for cake and icing to meld well together.
- Slice, serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 601kcalCarbohydrates: 77gProtein: 8gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 121mgSodium: 486mgPotassium: 250mgFiber: 3gSugar: 51gVitamin A: 1157IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 194mgIron: 2mg
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