Warm Caramel Apple Cake

1 Hour 35 Minutes Total
12 Servings

Serve this yummy apple upside-down cake warm from the oven. It’s all made easier with Betty Crocker™ cake mix and icing.

Ingredient List

Cake
  • Small check mark in a circle icon 115g unsalted butter
  • Small check mark in a circle icon 4 tablespoons whipping cream
  • Small check mark in a circle icon 225g light soft brown sugar
  • Small check mark in a circle icon 40g Pecans chopped, plus extra to serve
  • Small check mark in a circle icon 2 medium cooking apples (400g) peeled, cored and sliced
  • Small check mark in a circle icon 1 box Betty Crocker™ Velvety Vanilla Cake Mix
  • Small check mark in a circle icon 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Small check mark in a circle icon 90ml vegetable oil
  • Small check mark in a circle icon 180ml water
  • Small check mark in a circle icon 3 medium free range eggs
Topping
  • Small check mark in a circle icon 1 tub (400g) Betty Crocker Vanilla Buttercream Style Icing
  • Small check mark in a circle icon 4 tablespoons ready-made caramel sauce warmed

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C for fan assisted ovens)/Gas Mark 4.
  2. Put the butter, cream and sugar in a large saucepan and heat gently, stirring, until the butter has melted and the sugar dissolved. Simmer for 1 minute then pour into the base of a 33 cm x 22 cm rectangular cake tin. Scatter over the chopped pecans and top with the apple slices.
  3. Mix the cake mix, oil, water and eggs together gently in a medium bowl and whisk (by hand or electric mixer) for 2-3 minutes, until smooth and creamy. Spoon the mixture over the apples and gently level the surface with a spatula.
  4. Bake for 41-44 minutes until golden, risen and just firm to the touch. Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes then loosen the sides of the cake from the tin with a palette knife.
  5. Invert the cake onto a heatproof serving platter. Leave the tin on the cake for 1 minute to allow the caramel to drizzle over the cake then remove the tin.
  6. Serve warm, cut into pieces, each one topped with a spoonful of icing, chopped pecans and a drizzle of caramel sauce.

Tips

  • Try adding 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg to the cake mix along with the cinnamon.
  • Replace the apples with 3 peeled, cored and thinly sliced pears and add a teaspoon of almond extract to the cake mix instead of the ground cinnamon for a change of flavour.