Apple Upside Down Cake
April 7th 2009 02:17
Apple Upside Down Cake
That's the beauty of alot of vintage recipes. There aren't too many exotic ingredients needed and for those you don't have, you can replace them. For example, if you don't have apples, check out what tinned fruit you may have in the pantry.
I actually didn't include raisins in my cake, even though they are mentioned in the recipe, but probably would next time as hubby commented that sultanas would be a great idea.
Hope it turns out as well for you as it did for me.
Ingredients
Batter
1/4 C butter/margarine
1.5 C sifted SR flour
1/2 C milk
1/2 C sugar
pinch salt
1 egg
Topping
2 - 4 firm fleshed apples peeled, cored and sliced thinly.
2 - 3 T melted butter
1/4 C light brown sugar firmly packed
1 t cinnamon
Few raisins
Method
1. Sift flour and salt, cream butter and sugar, add beaten egg and mix well.
2. Add sifted flour gradually and alternately with milk. Mixture must not be too soft.
3. Melt butter in cake tin, add brown sugar and sprinkle with cinnamon.
4. Arrange apple slices in neat overlapping pattern so that the bottom of cake tin is all covered. Add raisins.
Apple slice pattern
5. Pour cake batter carefully over fruit so as not to disturb pattern, then smooth the top, hollowing out slightly on centre to give a level surface when baked.
6. Bake in moderate oven (180C or 350F0 45 - 50 mins.
7. Invert on wire tray, but do not remove cake tin for 1 minute to allow all the syrup to drain on to the cake.
8. The top should be covered with a neat layer of transparent apples with a high glaze given by the butter and sugar.
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Comment by Norm
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Comment by Samantha Elley
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Sadly, no, not an original recipe, unless you count the fact that I didn't put the raisins in as suggested. It's another CWA cookbook gem
Comment by Lady Henrietta Muddling
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Comment by Samantha Elley
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I must admit I have a whole new respect for the CWA since starting this blog...I've been tempted to crash a few church picnics as well...they make some top dishes!!!
Comment by Lady Henrietta Muddling
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Just go there, eat their food for free and tell them what great cooks they are. Then get the hell out of there.
Otherwise I'll never post on your blog again.
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