Apple Buttermilk Upside-down Cake
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Bake Time: 25-30 minutes
- Total Time: 40-45 minutes
- Yield: 9-inch cake 1x
- Category: Apples, Breakfast, Desserts, Recipes
Ingredients
Scale
Topping
- 4 tbsp. butter, melted
- ¼ cup dark brown sugar
- ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp. ground ginger
- 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp. ground cloves
- Dash of salt
- ¼ cup Weaver’s apple cider
- 1 large or 2 medium Weaver’s Macintosh apples, sliced
- ½ lemon, squeezed
Cake Batter
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup butter, cold
- 1 egg
- ½ tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- 1/8 tsp. sea salt
- ½ cup buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- If your 9-inch round cake pan is heavy-duty (or a skillet), place it on the stove and melt the butter over low heat. Otherwise, melt the butter separately and pour it into the pan. Next, add the dark brown sugar directly into the pan along with the cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, salt, and apple cider.
- When everything is well incorporated, slice the apples and toss them with lemon juice. Arrange one layer of apple slices in concentric circles—or another interesting pattern—in the bottom of the pan, in the spiced butter. Set the cake pan aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the sugar and butter together until fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla, and beat thoroughly.
- In a separate bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. Add about half of the flour mixture to the large bowl with the sugar-butter mixture. Then stir in the buttermilk. Stir in the remaining flour mixture and beat until smooth and silky. Pour the batter over the prepared apple topping and gently smooth it to the edges with a spatula or knife, as the batter does not spread much during baking.
- Bake for 25–30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let it sit in the pan for 10 minutes before turning it out onto a serving plate, tapping the bottom of the pan several times with an oven-mitted hand. Don’t be afraid to be a little forceful—you want to make sure the cake releases cleanly and the design comes out perfectly when flipped.
- Enjoy this light, spiced cake warm from the oven, or reheat it in the microwave for 30 seconds for a quick and yummy breakfast later!
Notes
Add a ¼ cup of chopped walnuts to the finished batter as a pleasant addition to this cake.
Keywords: Apples, Fall, Upside-down Cake, Apple Cider, Dessert