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Upside-down caramelised apple cake

Apples cooked in caramel under an olive oil and cinnamon sponge that's flipped over when it comes out of the oven.

Cooking
35 min
Prep
20 min
Difficulty
Medium
Upside-down caramelised apple cake

Per serving

608 kcal
Protein · 5 % 7 g
Fat · 34 % 23 g
Carbs · 61 % 95 g

Estimate per serving, worked out ingredient by ingredient. The percentage is the share of the calories.

Ingredients

For 6 servings
  • For the caramel
  • 200 g sugar
  • a little water
  • 3 apples, cut into wedges
  • butter and flour, for the tin
  • For the sponge
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 100 g sugar
  • 120 ml olive oil
  • 120 ml water
  • 250 g plain flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder

Step by step

  1. Melt the 200 g of sugar with a little water until you have a deep golden caramel.
  2. Add the apple wedges and cook them in the caramel for a few minutes.
  3. Pour the caramelised apples into a buttered and floured tin and spread them over the bottom.
  4. In a bowl, gently mix the eggs with the cinnamon, the 100 g of sugar, the oil and the water until combined.
  5. Add the flour and baking powder and mix into a smooth batter.
  6. Carefully pour the batter over the apples and smooth the top.
  7. Bake at 180 °C for about 35 minutes.
  8. Carefully turn it out onto a plate and serve.
Recipe by Recette 1 minute on Instagram, translated and adapted to metric measurements. View on Instagram (opens in a new tab)