In this upside-down apple cinnamon cake, apples are spread on the bottom becoming the top of the cinnamon cake. Once flipped, the cake is then drizzled in a honey butter!
With school now in effect, I’ve got 8 or so solid hours to myself and I’m all geared up and ready to run full-speed ahead into fall. Like so excited that I’m secretly wishing for cooler weather so I can wear jeans with sweaters and scarves.
So in order for me to make this cake I needed to get into character. Since the sunny 80° day wasn’t really working for me, I cranked up the central air, put on some Alex Clare (have you heard this song?) and slipped on my favorite fuzzy socks and got my baking on.
Anddddd look! I made you a cake! Well okay, technically it’s a cake that’s for me that’s for you. A gift that keeps giving.
It’s really no secret that I’m a big fan of all things dessert. I’m an even bigger fan of all desserts that are upside-down cakes. This cake is my fall version that has apples tossed in cinnamon baked under a brown sugar-cinnamon cake, turned up-side down and then drizzled with melted honey-butter. So if this cake doesn’t get you in the mood for fall, I don’t know what will.
Grab all your stuff (don’t forget the fuzzy socks) and let’s make a cake.
First start by lining and spraying a 9-inch cake pan. If you wanna see how it easy it is click here for a tutorial.
Grab two apples. I’m using Gala but Granny Smith would work too.
Quarter each apple and remove the core parts, I like to leave the skin on, I think it’s prettier that way.
Next, dice the apple wedges into chunks.
Then throw them into a bowl with a 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon and mix them so they’re coated. I snagged a few… couldn’t resist AT ALL! Cinnamon covered apples remind me of my childhood. *sigh*
Next dump the apples into the prepared pan.
Then spread the apples out to form an even single layer.
Then, using the same bowl that the apples were in, add in the cup of brown sugar and 3/4 stick of softened butter. Blend the sugar and butter until crumbly.
Crack and add 1 egg at a time, mixing after each one.
Then measure and add in a 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
Next pour in the 2/3 cup of whole milk and mix until combined. Then set it off to the side for a moment.
In a smaller bowl combine the flour, baking powder and cinnamon.
Next, freshly grate a little nutmeg (like 1/8 teaspoon). Give all that a stir and pour it right-on-into the bowl with the wet ingredients.
Give everything a mix, by hand, just until the dry ingredients are incorporated into the wet.
Pour the brown sugar cake batter over the cinnamon apples.
Using an offset spatula, spread the batter out evenly and bake the cake on the middle rack of your preheated 350° oven for 25-30 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Let the cake cool for 10 minutes before running a knife along the sides of the pan.
To invert, place a cake stand, plate or platter over top of the apple cinnamon cake and flip. phew!
Perfection!
To make the honey butter, grab a small bowl and measure out 2 tablespoons of honey and the remaining tablespoon of unsalted butter. Zap it in the microwave for 20 seconds or so, until melted.
Next just pour the honey butter over the warmapple cinnamon cake.
Serve warm!
Maybe even with a scoop of vanilla ice cream?
This apple cinnamon cake is so moist you can eat it with a spoon. I know, I know I hate that m-word too, but how else can you better describe a cake?
Enjoy! And if you give this Cinnamon Apple Honey Cake recipe a try, let me know by snapping a photo and tagging me on twitter or instagram!
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Cinnamon Apple Honey Cake
In this upside-down cinnamon apple honey cake, apples are spread on the bottom becoming the top of the cinnamon cake and is drizzled in a honey butter!
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups (about 1 to 2) gala apples
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon, divided
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided (6T for the cake plus 1T for the glaze)
- 2 whole eggs
- 2/3 cup whole milk
- 1/2 teaspoon real vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon fresh nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons honey
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°.
- Line a 9-inch round cake pan and spray with extra light olive oil or a baking spray.
- Core and dice up 1-1/2 cups of apples, that's roughly about 1-1/2 to 2 apples.
- Toss the diced apples with 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and place them in the bottom of your prepared pan.
- In the same bowl add 6 tablespoons of unsalted butter and brown sugar. Mix until crumbly, about one minute.
- Beat in the eggs {one at a time}. Then, with the mixer on low, blend in the vanilla and whole milk.
- Combine the flour, remaining cinnamon and baking powder. Grate in 1/8 teaspoon of fresh nutmeg, stir.
- Add in the dry ingredients and mix by hand until combined thoroughly, then pour over apples and spread evenly.
- Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Let the cake cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a cake plate.
- Meanwhile in a small bowl measure and add the 6 teaspoons of honey and the remaining tablespoon of butter. Zap it in the microwave for 20 seconds until melted and then drizzle it all over the cake cake.
- Cut into eighths and serve warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
- Serve with hot cider, coffee or tea! 🙂
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1 sliceAmount Per Serving: Calories: 355Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 82mgSodium: 180mgCarbohydrates: 54gFiber: 1gSugar: 33gProtein: 5g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.
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Lauri you so outdid yourself! The cake itself looks awesome with the apples and cinnamon and then….the honey butter poured over the cake. Love this little cake!
Thanks Averie 🙂
The cake looks so awesome filled with fresh flavors… Am bookmarking this…
This looks so fabulous! Awesome idea!
Every year, my family goes to a series of apple farms and we buy boxfuls of apples solely for the purpose of making delicious holiday treats. I don’t think we have ever made an apple cake as silly as that sounds…your cake looks phenomenal, and I’m definitely petitioning to make it this year, i can tell it’s a real winner!
This sounds perfect for fall, I love the fun of upside down cakes!
Ooh, I’ve never seen an apple upside down cake! I seriously can’t wait to make this…it’s just so perfectly fall. 🙂
It totally is! And it smells heavenly while it bakes too! 🙂
You had me at Honey Butter. Ok you had me at the entire cake. This looks incredible. The perfect fall treat. Happy Friday!!
Heather
Happy Friday Heather! 🙂
So excited to try this! Is it 7T butter, with 6T going in the mix and the remaining 1T is mixed with the honey?
Yes! I just updated the recipe to make it a little more clear! Have a great weekend!
i LOVE upside down cakes…they make me so fancy 😉
they make me FEEL so fancy i mean!
LOL! 🙂
This is definitely my kind of cake! And that melted butter on top – AMAZING 🙂
I think I can actually bear to give up summer and embrace fall when a cake this delicious is involved. 🙂 (Actually, I can be bribed to do pretty much anything when there’s cake involved… I’m easy like that.)
I bet this cake is absolutely incredible with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream. Yum.
Me too! Cake, brownies, cookies work well too! 🙂 And when the ice cream starts to melt next to the cake.. Oh-em-gee so SO good!
Amazing, Laurie! I love upside down cakes, apples + cinnamon is a great idea for one!
Thanks Cassie 🙂
This is a gorgeous upside down cake! I love how you drizzle honey butter over the top!
Oh yes! Me like! There is nothing better to put you in the fall mood like baking a scrumptious cake. Love it!
OMG this cake looks incredibly moist and delicious. Where did you find this recipe. I can’t wait to toss this together, I have all the ingredients on hand.
I had the brown sugar cake written in this compostition book I’ve kept for the past 12 years, so I’m not sure where it came from… but I added a little nutmeg to it, the apples tossed in cinnamon and then there’s the honey butter glaze just makes the cake glossy and delicious! Please come back and let me know how you liked it! Have a great weekend!
It’s like having a hint of apple pie, and one can have his cake too! It’s wonderful and I’m crazy about upside down cakes. Yours look very delicious!
Loving that back to school is back in session – so much a time! This cake looks heavenly!
Warm apple cake drizzled in honey butter? You have turned my world upside-down!
are you good with sharing? cause i want to share half this amazing looking cake with you! i love that you made it different with the apples instead of the regular pineapple!
Wow…so pretty!! I want some! 🙂 I have actually neve made an upside cake before…this might just bring me over the edge!
Oh MAN this looks awesome. What a perfect recipe to ring in fall flavors!
Funny! I love how you admitted to turning up the air in the summer so you can petend it’s fall! I do the same thing. Also, beautiful step by step photography.
best,
Amber Genise
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This is the ultimate in fall comfort – and this cake must make the house smell intoxicating while it bakes!
I whipped this up tonight in just a few minutes. Super easy and wonderfully delicious! The girls at work tomorrow will love me!
This looks like a great cake! Can’t wait to taste it. Just to let you know – your written directions are slightly different from your step-by-step picture directions. In your written directions it looks like your dry ingredient paragraph interrupts the wet ingredient steps. I had printed out the written instructions and was slightly confused and had to come back to the website to figure it out.
Thanks! sorry for any confusion 🙂
I tried this cake and it came out really runny in the middle. What do you think I could have done wrong? I want to try it again.
Making this for the first time for a party, hope it turns out well 🙂 it’s in the oven right now, has been in there a bit longer than 30min still runny in the middle. I also doubled the recipe :). I didn’t have any nutmeg or vanilla hopefully it’ll turn out yummy I’m so worried because I’m still a beginner 🙂 wait while typing this my mom said it’s done gotta go see how it went!!! Love all your recipes by the way!!