Apple Cinnamon Upside-Down Cake
This delicious cake is topped with apple slices and cranberries for a festive looking dessert that will have everyone asking for seconds. All Recipes
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 1 cup Mott's® Natural Applesauce
- 1 medium apple
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp water
- 1/2 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cut apple in half and remove core. Cut each half into slices approximately 1/8-inch thick.
- Stir together brown sugar and water in medium saucepan. Add apple slices. Cook, stirring gently over medium heat, until apple slices are softened, about 5 minutes.
- Sprinkle cranberries in bottom of nonstick or greased 9-inch cake pan. Arrange apple slices over cranberries, drizzling with brown sugar sauce. Set aside.
- In large bowl or mixer, beat butter with granulated sugar until thoroughly combined. Add apple sauce and egg.
- In separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and cinnamon. Gently blend into apple sauce mixture. Spoon batter over apples and cranberries, spreading evenly.
- Bake 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool 15 minutes before turning cake out onto wire rack to cool completely.