This month, I’m super excited to announce that I’m collaborating with some fabulous food bloggers and food-stagramers to bring you recipes inspired by our favorite fall fruit, Apples!
Can I just say, I love caramel apples. Seriously love them. Not when they’re hard and borderline pull your teeth out. Not those caramel apples. No, I’m talking about the ones where with the perfect caramel to apple ratio, where the caramel only slightly sticks to your teeth and the apples are perfectly crisp. I did share one of my favorite caramel apple recipes in the past.
My friend Lulu has three adorable children, who I’ve watched grow over the last few years. We make it out to Cox’s Farm once a year for the Fall festival, where the kiddos enjoy the games, slides, hay ride and warm apple donuts. Lulu and I, on the other hand, we’re in it for the giant caramel apples. I guess the slides are fun too. Priorities, people.
Based on our love for all things caramel apples, I’m sharing this Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake. It’s got all the basics, apples, caramel, sugar — and a few other ingredients needed to turn caramel apples into caramel apple cake. Add a scoop on vanilla ice cream and your life is complete.
Don’t forget to look at other apple recipes from these fabulous food bloggers below, and check #AisforAlltheApples on Instagram.
Cloudy Kitchen’s Salted Caramel and Apple Babka
Square Meal Round Table’s Chai Spiced Tarte Tatin
The Wood and Spoon’s Maple Apple Cake
The Cooking of Joy’s Deep Fried Apple Dumplings with Miso Caramel Dipping Sauce
Pensive Foodie’s Mini Bacon Crusted Apple Pies
My Kitchen Love’s Bird’s Nest Caramel Apple Cake
More Icing Than Cake’s Apple Butter Pretzels with Rosemary Cheddar Dip
Casey Joy Lister’s Waldorf Salad’s Twisted Sister
The Kitchen Sink’s Apple Cheddar Loaf
What Should I Make For’s Apple Puff Pastry Tarts
Jessie Sheehan Bakes’ Apple Fritters
Smart in the Kitchen’s Gluten Free Apple Cranberry Crisp
This Healthy Table’s Cardamom Apple Tart
Figs & Flour’s Apple Purple Potato Pizza
Something New for Dinner’s Savory Bread Pudding with Apples, Sausage, and Pecan
Always Eat Dessert’s Apple Spice Scones with Maple Bourbon Glaze
Rezel Kealoha’s Rose Poached Apples with Rosewater Reduction
The Soup Solution’s Fennel Sausage and and Apple Dressing (Stuffing)
Lemon Thyme and Ginger’s Smoky Maple Apple Dutch Baby
Gobble the Cook’s One Pan Pork Chops and Sausages with Apples
Hola Jalapeno’s Fluffy Apple Chili Biscuits
Salt and Wind’s Pomegranate Ginger Apple Cider Punch
What Annie’s Eating’s Butternut Squash/Apple Soup with Asiago and Sage Croutons
Flours in Your Hair’s Brown Butter Bourbon Apple Pie
Confetti Kitchen’s Kale Salad with Chicken and Apple
Salted Plains’ Gluten-Free Apple Crumb Cake
Easy and Delish’s Fun Candy Corn Apple Pops
This Mess is Ours’ Easy Baked Apple Custard
Butter Loves Company’s Gingerbread with Brandied Apples
Zestful Kitchen’s Puffed Apple Pancake
Sweet Pillar Food’s Apple Honey Brie
A Farmgirl’s Dabbles Peanut Butter Apple Cookies
Amee’s Savory Dish’s Peanut Butter Protein Dip
Especially Southern Dishes’ Apple Pie Egg Rolls
Pie Girl Bakes’ Salted Caramel Apple Pie
Cocoa and Salt’s Vegan Apple Stuffin’ Muffins
Saltnpepperhere’s Honey Apple Muffins
Worthy Pause’s Thanksgiving-in-Your-Mouth Paleo Stuffing
Baking The Goods’ Apple Cheddar and Thyme Scones
Smart in the Kitchen’s Gluten Free Apple Cranberry Crisp
Inspired by the Seasons’ Brussels Sprout & Apple Slaw
Sprouting Radiance’s White Bean and Apple Soup
Feed the Swimmer’s Apple Buckwheat Galette with Halva and Maple Tahini
It’s a Veg World After All’s Individual Microwave Apple Crisp
Farm and Coast Cookery’s Apple Cider Donut “French Toast”
Champagne and Cookies’ Apple Cheddar Galette
What’s Karen Cooking’s Country Apple Cake with Cardamom Apple Compote
The Foodie and the Fit’s Venetian Bread Pudding with Apples
Ful-filled’s Milopita – Greek Apple Cake
Ingredients
- 4-5 Apples peeled, and cut into slices
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 eggs
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 to 1 1/4 cups milk (depending on the consistency of your batter)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup caramel sauce, I used store-bought + Caramel for drizzling
Instructions
- Place apples, cinnamon, nutmeg and butter in a medium sauce pan and stir until combines
- Cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally until the apples begin to soften
- transfer the apples into the bottom of a butter-greased bunt pan, arranging them one layer at a time
- Discard the syrup
- Preheat oven to 350 F
- Beat together butter and brown sugar until creamed
- Add eggs, vanilla extract and milk, beat on low speed until combined
- Slowly add in the four, increasing the speed
- If your batter is too thick, add more milk
- Pour in your caramel sauce and beat until smooth
- Pour the batter over the apples in an even layer, smoothing out with a spoon
- Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes
- Remove from oven and place onto a cooling rack and allow to cool completely before flipping onto your serving plate
- Drizzle with caramel sauce
