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Apple Upside Down Cake (cheat)

house_cat — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:04:15 GMT

I had a few honey crisp apples in the fridge that I needed to use, so I sliced them up, sauteed them in some butter with cinnamon sugar, filled the bottom of the cake pan and poured Betty Crocker pound cake mix on top of it. Voila! It was so easy and got thumbs up from my family. I'm looking forward to trying it again with cherries or raspberries.

Re: Apple Upside Down Cake (cheat)

meallen616 — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:08:49 GMT

@house_cat,

Looks delicious!

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Kachina624 — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:15:11 GMT

@house_cat. Sound delish. I love apples and cinnamon anything. How about a scoop of vanilla ice cream?

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Boomernichols — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:16:48 GMT

@house_cat I drooled just looking at those apples in that cake, yum. You are a creative cook & a Betty Crocker knock off for sure!

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Mindy D — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:19:14 GMT

Great idea. Great name. Easy to make. Too bad there isn't a Pillsbury Bakeoff because this could have been a winner.

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PA Mom-mom — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:24:56 GMT

@house_cat That looks so good! I'm going to tell DD about this. Her family will love it. We don't eat sweets anymore, but I am taking a meal to a friend in October for her surgery, and this would be a great dessert.

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PA Mom-mom — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:30:10 GMT

@house_cat Did you bake it according to the pound cake directions?

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LdyBugz — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:33:23 GMT

@house_cat That looks really good! May I order a piece through Uber Eats or Grub Hub??? 😀

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Kachina624 — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 21:11:58 GMT

@Mindy D wrote:
Great idea. Great name. Easy to make. Too bad there isn't a Pillsbury Bakeoff because this could have been a winner.

@Mindy D. @house_cat. Then you could get a job on qvc presenting Kitchenaid appliances.

Re: Apple Upside Down Cake (cheat)

50Mickey — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 21:18:45 GMT

@house_cat Could you tell us how you baked this? Did you mix the pound cake up according to the recipe and then bake the cake following the directions for baking the pound cake? I would love to try this.

Re: Apple Upside Down Cake (cheat)

catter70 — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 21:35:14 GMT

That sounds really good. I remember my mom used to make the pineapple or peach upside down cake, but never heard of apple. Guess I'll have to eat the piece of apple crumble my ex's cousin sent home with me today when I went there for lunch.

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Venezia — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 21:50:41 GMT

I have some apples I need to use up and that cake looks delicious.

I'd also be interested to know @house_cat how you baked it.

Re: Apple Upside Down Cake (cheat)

house_cat — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 23:49:42 GMT

@PA Mom-mom

@Venezia

@50Mickey

I used a 9" round baking pan, which I greased with butter and added a pre-cut parchment round.

I melted about 1/2 stick of butter and brushed it ontop of the parchment, then sprinkled the butter with some brown sugar.

After I added the cooked apples, I poured in the pound cake mixture. I mixed it according to the package directions and baked it for probably 45 minutes.

I've learned to use a probe thermometer for baking. If you have one, insert it into the center of the cake. If the temp registers 200° - 210° then the cake is done.

I did put a baking sheet under my pan because I wasn't sure if it would overflow. It did not, but I would suggest using one just in case.

Re: Apple Upside Down Cake (cheat)

PA Mom-mom — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 23:53:13 GMT

@house_cat Thanks for the details. About how many apples did you use?

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house_cat — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 23:58:06 GMT

@PA Mom-mom

It was probably about 8 rather small honey crisp apples. My grocery store often sells them in a bag and they are considerably smaller than if you buy them individually. This is the pan before they were cooked down. There was probably about a cup of cooked apples that I didn't add to the cake... I used only enough to cover the bottom of the pan.

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spumoni99 — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 00:07:18 GMT

Yummm I really want to make this now! Wish I had a box of cake mix! Guess I could try from scratch.

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happilyretiredgirl — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 00:16:38 GMT

@Kachina624 You took the words right out of my mouth, I was thinking a scoop of ice cream on top would kick it up a notch!

Re: Apple Upside Down Cake (cheat)

PA Mom-mom — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 00:39:42 GMT

@house_cat wrote:
@PA Mom-mom

It was probably about 8 rather small honey crisp apples. My grocery store often sells them in a bag and they are considerably smaller than if you buy them individually. This is the pan before they were cooked down. There was probably about a cup of cooked apples that I didn't add to the cake... I used only enough to cover the bottom of the pan.

@house_cat Well, that is just adorable! Thanks for the information and the picture!

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Shihtzursqmom — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 02:20:49 GMT

House-cat your cake looks so good my grandma used to make pineapple upside down cake and peach upside down cakes in a cast iron skillet I’ll try your apple upside down cake soon thanks for posting your recipe
You have an adorable helper

Re: Apple Upside Down Cake (cheat)

LdyBugz — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 02:41:40 GMT

@house_cat. Your sous chef is adorable! 👩‍🍳