Apple & Cranberry Upside Down Cake

by Shaheen Ali

Apple & Cranberry Upside Down Cake

Apple & Cranberry upside down cake is a perfect tea time cake and a dessert for your evening monsoon parties. Just when apples are in season this is the right time to get your hands into baking and brace yourself with some baking therapy. Upside down cakes are easy to make but tricky to get perfect. After a lot of trial and error i learnt the trick to get the cake out in a good shape. If you try to reverse the cake when it’s too hot, the cake will definitely go for a toss and all your hard work will go for a ride. And also if you get the cake out after it’s completely cool, then there is a wide possibility for the caramel and the fruits layered below to get stuck in the base. Hence the perfect way to de mould the upside down cake is within 10 minutes. Yes, you heard me right, just take your cake out of the oven and let it rest for a good 8-10 minutes. As i always advise to use spring form pan, your work certainly gets easier. Just release the spring and remove the side case, carefully flip the cake with the bottom tray and gently remove it such that the fruits doesn’t stick in the bottom.

So now when you have got the secret out here, try this recipe and please your family and friends with your baking skills. Trust me this flavorful , aromatic, exotic, fruit layered upside down cake will definitely be a show stopper in your dinner parties and more.

Apple & Cranberry Upside Down Cake


Apple & Cranberry Upside Down Cake

Apple & Cranberry Upside Down Cake

Apple & Cranberry Upside Down Cake

Ingredients :

For Toppings :
  • 1 unit apple thin sliced
  • 1 cup Dried or Fresh Cranberries I used Del Monte’s Dried Cranberries
  • 2 tbsp Melted Butter
  • 3-4 tbsp brown sugar
For Cake :
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/2 cup Butter Milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon Powder

How to make Apple & Cranberry Upside Down Cake :

For Topping :
Wash and slice apples thin and keep aside. Meanwhile melt butter and brown sugar together till it looks caramelized. Turn off the gas and keep aside. Grease a 8 inch baking pan with butter and place the apple slices. (i used a spring form pan). Add cranberries all over the layered apples and pour in the butter and brown sugar generously and keep aside.
For Cake :
Pre heat the oven at 180 degree C for 15 minutes.
Sift flour, baking powder and baking soda together in a bowl and keep aside. In a separate bowl, add sugar and butter and whisk till sugar dissolves. Now add eggs and vegetable oil to the sugar butter mix and whisk again till creamy. Add vanilla extract and cinnamon powder and give a quick stir again. Now add the flour mix gently into the wet mix and fold in to make a smooth batter. Add butter milk and mix again such that everything incorporates well. Pour the prepared batter all over the pan covering the layered apples. Gently tap the pan to break the air bubbles formed. Bake the cake at 180 degree C for 35-40 minutes or till the tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Carefully remove the baked cake and allow it to rest on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Gently release the spring of the pan and take it out. Now carefully flip the cake on a plate or a serving platter and remove the bottom tray of the pan. Let the cake cool down completely, slice and serve.
Serve it with some ice cream to make it more interesting.
Apple & Cranberry Upside Down Cake
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Apple & Cranberry Upside Down Cake
Apple & Cranberry Upside Down Cake
Course dessert
Cuisine global
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings
servings
Ingredients
For Toppings :
Course dessert
Cuisine global
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings
servings
Ingredients
For Toppings :
Apple & Cranberry Upside Down Cake
Instructions
For Topping :
  1. Wash and slice apples thin and keep aside.
  2. Meanwhile melt butter and brown sugar together till it looks caramelized. Turn off the gas and keep aside.
  3. Grease a 8 inch baking pan with butter and place the apple slices. (i used a spring form pan).
  4. Add cranberries all over the layered apples and pour in the butter and brown sugar generously and keep aside.
For Cake :
  1. Pre heat the oven at 180 degree C for 15 minutes.
  2. Sift flour, baking powder and baking soda together in a bowl and keep aside.
  3. In a separate bowl, add sugar and butter and whisk till sugar dissolves.
  4. Now add eggs and vegetable oil to the sugar butter mix and whisk again till creamy.
  5. Add vanilla extract and cinnamon powder and give a quick stir again.
  6. Now add the flour mix gently into the wet mix and fold in to make a smooth batter.
  7. Add butter milk and mix again such that everything incorporates well.
  8. Pour the prepared batter all over the pan covering the layered apples.
  9. Gently tap the pan to break the air bubbles formed.
  10. Bake the cake at 180 degree C for 35-40 minutes or till the tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  11. Carefully remove the baked cake and allow it to rest on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
  12. Gently release the spring of the pan and take it out. Now carefully flip the cake on a plate or a serving platter and remove the bottom tray of the pan.
  13. Let the cake cool down completely, slice and serve.
Recipe Notes

Apple & Cranberry Upside Down Cake

If you like this recipe, then try making at home and enjoy rains with this upside down fruit cake and a cup of tea. Do share your feedback and views with me in comments below.

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4 comments

Nasreen July 13, 2017 - 1:16 pm

Hai Shaheen, I have reached your blog few months before, now I am your frequent visitor. You have an excellent blog with amazing recipes and outstanding food photos. This cake looks fabulous, thank you so much for your de-moulding tip. Happy blogging!!

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Shaheen Ali July 14, 2017 - 2:20 pm

Thanks for such wonderful words Nasreen 😊

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Debeshi September 1, 2018 - 12:35 am

What exactly is butter milk??
Is there any more option for that?
Can we omit it?

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Shaheen Ali September 5, 2018 - 3:40 am

Buttermilk is nothing but Chaas. You can even make it at home by curd. If not then you may add yogurt too.

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