Description
Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Refined Sugar Free Option
This spiced apple upside down cake is the PERFECT dish to make when you want to feel fancy, but also want to put in minimal effort! Made with a healthy cake mix and just a few customizations, this recipe is way too easy to throw together but your guests (and taste buds) will definitely be impressed.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake:
- 1.5 – 2 small apples
- lemon juice
- 1 box Simple Mills vanilla cake mix + extra ingredients required per package:
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1/3 cup water
- 3 eggs
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
Topping:
- 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp melted vegan butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar (or coconut sugar)
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- dash of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Take your topping ingredients and mix in a bowl until well combined. Pour this into a greased pie pan (I used a 10in pan).
- Core and thinly slice your apples (you can peel if you want for easier cutting of the cake, but I left the skins on!). Cover the apples with a little bit of lemon juice, and then align on the pan in whatever shape you want (I did a “star like” shape, see pictures above for reference).
- Make your cake mix according to directions on box, mixing in the cinnamon and nutmeg with the dry ingredients. Pour your cake batter overtop your apples and sugar, and then bake for about 30-35 minutes until edges are golden brown and the cake is firm to the touch in the center.
Notes
If your edges start to burn before the center of your cake is solid, you can put some foil around the edges (mine kind of looked like this was happening, but I didn’t cover it and it was fine!)
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Cake
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/9 of pan