Caramelized Apple Cake Recipe

Name: Caramelized Apple Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: Topping; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/4 cup apple cider or 1/4 cup apple juice; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 tablespoon light butter (stick); 4 medium cortland apples (1.5 lb.) or 4 medium fuji apples, peeled, cored, and each cut into 8 wedges (1.5 lb.); Cake; 1/4 cup light butter, softened; 2/3 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; baking soda; apple pie spice; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 large eggs; 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 2/3 cup fat-free buttermilk

Servings: persons

Topping
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup apple cider or 1/4 cup apple juice
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon light butter (stick)
4 medium cortland apples (1.5 lb.) or 4 medium fuji apples, peeled, cored, and each cut into 8 wedges (1.5 lb.)
Cake
1/4 cup light butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
baking soda
apple pie spice
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup fat-free buttermilk

1
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. You'll need a 9 x 2 in pan coated with non stick spray.
2
Topping: Mix sugar and apple cider in a large nonstick skillet, bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil mixture 4 minutes or until light honey colour. Add lemon juice and butter; reduce heat to medium. When butter is melted, boil mixture 1 minute, until light golden. Add apples, flat sides down; cook 8 minutes, turning apples with a fork after 4 minutes, until lightly caramelized and crisp tender when pierced with a skewer. Remove from heat; cool in skillet 5 minutes.
3
Cake: Pour the apple mixture from skillet into prepared cake pan; use a fork to arrange in concentric circles. Beat butter, sugar, baking powder, vanilla, baking soda, apple pie spice and salt with a mixer in a medium bowl 2 minute Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until blended. Beat in flour and buttermilk alternately, in three additions, until batter is smooth. Pour batter over apples; spread to edge of pan. Bake 40-45 minutes, until a pick inserted in center comes out clean.
4
Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minute Invert onto a serving plate. Cool until cake is just warm, then serve.

887

kcal

Calories

Fat

102

Carbs

Protein

Fat Carbs Protein

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

No additional tips available.

No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 17 ingredients. The key ingredients include: Topping, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup apple cider or 1/4 cup apple juice, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and more.

Yes, Caramelized Apple Cake falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Caramelized Apple Cake

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