Upside-Down Apple Cake Recipe

Name: Upside-Down Apple Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: 2 small apples, cored, peeled and sliced; 1 ½ tablespoons melted butter; ¼ cup pure maple syrup; 3 large egg whites; ½ cup dark brown sugar; 2 tablespoons cooking oil; ½ cup unsweetened applesauce, plus; 2 teaspoons unsweetened applesauce; 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder; ¼ teaspoon baking soda; 1 ¼ teaspoons cinnamon or ½ teaspoon nutmeg or ¼ teaspoon ground cloves (or to taste) or 2 teaspoons apple pie spice; ¾ cup whole wheat flour; ½ cup unbleached all-purpose flour

Servings: persons

2 small apples, cored, peeled and sliced
1 ½ tablespoons melted butter
¼ cup pure maple syrup
3 large egg whites
½ cup dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons cooking oil
½ cup unsweetened applesauce, plus
2 teaspoons unsweetened applesauce
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
1 ¼ teaspoons cinnamon or ½ teaspoon nutmeg or ¼ teaspoon ground cloves (or to taste) or 2 teaspoons apple pie spice
¾ cup whole wheat flour
½ cup unbleached all-purpose flour

1
Preheat oven to 350.
2
Mix together melted butter and maple syrup and drizzle onto bottom of ungreased 8-inch round cake pan.
3
Turn pan to distribute.
4
Arrange as many apple slices as you can in bottom of pan.
5
Chop the rest and set them aside.
6
Mix together flour, spices and leavening and set aside.
7
Beat the egg whites with a fork until they're foamy and then add brown sugar gradually until it's all mixed.
8
Mix in oil and applesauce.
9
Finally, fold in flour mixture until everything is just mixed together.
10
If you had apples leftover, add them gently now to the batter.
11
Spoon batter carefully over the bottom-mixture in the pan.
12
Smooth it evenly with the back of a spoon.
13
Bake 25-30 minutes or until it starts to turn golden brown (I let it go a little too long but it was still delicious).
14
Let the cake cool at least 10 minutes and then carefully turn it out of the pan, loosening the edges with a butter knife and then inverting a dinner plate or platter onto the pan and flipping it (carefully!)
15
over.
16
It made its own sauce!
17
It's so pretty and homey!
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And low-fat!

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

You need 13 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 2 small apples, cored, peeled and sliced, 1 ½ tablespoons melted butter, ¼ cup pure maple syrup, 3 large egg whites, and more.

Yes, Upside-Down 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.

Upside-Down Apple Cake

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