This cake is perfect to serve as a breakfast cake or warmed with ice cream for a special dessert. The bourbon apple topping creates a butterscotch layer that intensifies the apple flavor. With the addition of the bourbon, these apples are so delicious this cake will be gone before you can blink. Enjoy!
Bourbon Apple Upside Down Cake
2015-02-05 18:40:09
Ingredients
- Cake
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- Streusel Filling
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons butter
- Cake top
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons bourbon
- 2 medium apples, sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven 350
- Prepare streusel filling by combining all ingredients until crumbly.
- Beat all cake ingredients in large mixer bowl on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally for 2 minutes.
- Place 10 inch cast iron skillet or 9 inch square cake pan in oven with 1/4 cup butter. When the butter is melted, remove from the oven, add the brown sugar and bourbon. Stir to incorporate. Top with apple slices.
- Pour 1/2 of the cake batter over the apple mixture, top with 1/2 of the streusel mixture, top with remaining cake batter and the remaining streusel mixture.
- Bake 350 - 40 - 50 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean
- Immediately invert pan on heatproof serving plate. Let pan remain a minute over the cake so the butterscotch can drizzle over the cake.
- Serve warm or at room temperature
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