caramel apple cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/3 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 3/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup pecan halves
• 2 granny smith apples - peeled, cored and cut into wedges
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 cup water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 5 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• in a 9 inch pan, melt 3 tablespoons butter. sprinkle 1/3 cup brown sugar and 1/4 teaspoon of the cinnamon. arrange twelve pecan halves, then the apple wedges (as you would for a pineapple upside-down cake. chop remaining pecans and set aside.
• in a small bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. set aside.
• beat 3/4 cup butter and sugar until smooth and fluffy. stir in water. add flour mixture and mix just until combined. fold in reserved nuts.
• spread batter evenly over apples and bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
• cool 10 minutes, then invert serving plate.