This was a post I found on Pinterest months ago.  Finally decided to try it this weekend.  It states it is similar to blond brownies with apple chunks.  Hmmm…not quite.  These tasted really good, but were definitely not a “brownie.”  More of an apple cinnamon cake.  It tasted great with my morning coffee and my husband finished it off last night after I went to bed.  Try it out, let me know what you think.

Apple Brownies:

• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 3 medium apples – peeled, cored and thinly sliced

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease a 9×9 inch baking dish (I actually used an 8×8.)
2. In a large bowl, beat together the melted butter, sugar, and egg until fluffy. Fold in the apples.  In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Stir the flour mixture into the wet mixture until just blended. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared baking dish.
3. Bake 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

I found this recipe in Phyllis Hoffman Celebrate Fall 2012 magazine.  I’ve been waiting for fall season to make this yummy looking cake.  And today was the day.  The recipe below is the single cake size.  I doubled this recipe today and made two 9″ cakes.  My neighbors were the lucky recipient of the extra cake 🙂  Hopefully they enjoyed it as much as I did!  This would be perfect for after-church coffee time or even Thanksgiving morning.  Enjoy!

Apple Cinnamon Upside Down Cake:

3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened and divided

1/2 cup sugar

1 1/4 cup packed brown sugar, divided

3 large eggs

1/2 t. vanilla

1 1/2 cups flour

3/4 t. baking powder

1/4 t. baking soda

1/4 t. salt

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/2 t. ground cinnamon

1 large granny smith apple, peeled and thinly sliced

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray 1 9″ cake pan with baking spray.  In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter at medium high speed with an electric mixer until creamy.  Gradually add sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar, beating until fluffy.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.  Beat in vanilla.  In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Add flour mix to butter mix alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mix.  Melt remaining 1/4 cup butter.  Pour into bottom of prepared pan.  In a medium bowl, combine remaining 3/4 cup of brown sugar and cinnamon.  Sprinkle over melted butter in pan.  Arrange apple slices in a single layer over brown sugar mixture.  Pour batter over apple slices.

Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out clean.  Cool in pan for 10 minutes.  Carefully invert onto serving dish.  Serve warm.  Enjoy!

And my son loved it too!  Homerun!

I found this recipe on Pinterest and thought it was perfect for fall.  I used granny smith apples and changed it up just a little.  Instead of a round cake pan, I used a square one.  I also did not put the nuts inside the batter, I sprinkled them over the apples underneath.  We ate this hot out of the oven with a cup of coffee for dessert and it was wonderful!  I also had a piece the next day, but it wasn’t quite as good.  I probably should have zapped it in the microwave to melt the caramel just a little.   To see the recipe, click here.  Enjoy!