This Apple Upside Down Cake is an easy apple dessert that starts with caramel sauce, tender apples, and a moist cake batter that's poured over top. Perfect with a scoop of ice cream!
In a small pot, combine butter, brown sugar and cream and cook over medium heat until melted, stirring often.
Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly, and boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat.
Cake
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Lightly grease an 8" round cake pan or pie plate. Pour half of the caramel sauce into the bottom and reserve the other half for topping.
Arrange apple slices along the bottom of the pan in the caramel sauce.
In a large bowl, whisk together butter and brown sugar until smooth. Add applesauce, egg and vanilla and whisk until combined.
Add flour, apple pie spice, baking powder, baking soda and salt and stir just until combined. Gently drop the cake batter over the apples and spread to cover.
Place a piece of foil under the cake pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes or until cake is set and dry (a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean).
Let sit for 10 minutes before inverting onto a large plate. Serve with additional caramel sauce, warmed, if desired.