Upside-Down Apple Cake with Butterscotch Topping

Total Time:Prep: 25 min. Bake: 20 min.

Recipe by Sabrina Haught, Spencer, West Virginia

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated on Sep. 22, 2022

This cake is a favorite of mine. I love the smell of the apples and butterscotch as it is baking. It fills the house with a perfect autumn aroma. —Sabrina Haught, Spencer, West Virginia

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Upside-Down Apple Cake with Butterscotch Topping

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Yield:6 servings
Prep:25 min
Cook:20 min
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 2/3 cup finely chopped peeled tart apple
  • butterscotch apple topping:
    • 2 tablespoons butter
    • 2 tablespoons butterscotch chips
    • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
    • 3/4 cup thinly sliced peeled tart apple
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Directions

  1. 1
    In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Fold in chopped apple; set aside.
  2. 2
    In a 7-in. cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet, melt butter and chips with brown sugar over medium heat. Stir in sliced apple. Spoon and spread batter over apple mixture.
  3. 3
    Bake at 375° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 290 calories, 15g fat (10g saturated fat), 72mg cholesterol, 249mg sodium, 35g carbohydrate (19g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.
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