This toffee apple upside down cake is the perfect Autumnal treat. The cinnamon, brown sugar, raisins and vanilla paste all combine to make a flavour that screams AUTUMN!
And that's without mentioning the Calvados and butter.
It's rich and sweet and spicy.
This Toffee Apple Upside Down Cake is a mash-up of different sources of autumnal inspiration. With a little bit of Halloween thrown in for good measure.
Autumn is in full swing and thankfully, it's been pretty awesome so far. The weather in Wales has been gorgeous and I've found the time to cook plenty of super tasty recipes.
You only have to take a quick look at Pinterest to see how much food bloggers love the change in season and all the new ingredients it offers up, especially at this 'harvest' time of year.
But this time of year is also perfect forā¦.
Beautiful apples!
From August you will see the wonderful British apples back in the supermarkets and fruit stalls. To do these fabulous fruits justice I took inspiration from another beautiful Brit, Lorraine Pascale.
Her recipe books are one of the only ones I own that I just keep going back to as they are really simple, reliable and delicious. For this recipe I used her Dulce and Banana (what a fab D&G pun) recipe as inspiration.
So this Toffee Apple Upside Down Cake is a mash-up of all these sources of inspiration. With a little bit of Halloween thrown in for good measure. Toffee apples at Halloween were a big thing for me as a child (and even now, I can't go one Halloween or bonfire night without a big red toffee apple).
For this reason, I added some red food colouring, to help give the cake a gory blood red colour. Just like the toffee apples I used to devour!
Of course, this is optional. If having your cake looking like it's bleeding isn't your thing, you can leave it out.
I'm glad to say, this Toffee Apple Upside Down Cake recipe has turned out to be a big hit. Well, if the amount Matt and my Father in law ate over the last week is anything to go by anyway.
I can go with that ā it gives me a reason to bake even more cake.
And the best thing about this recipe from the cook's point of view? It's super easy to make!
Meaning you get to treat the whole family with an indulgent treat without spending hours in the kitchen or risking a baking disaster.
There are no questions about it, you have to try it š
Wow! This is fab! Love all the ingredients and it's so pretty to look at too! Thanks so much for entering it into Tea Time Treats - Karen
What a fantastic idea! My family would love this recipe too, I am sure!
Oh my this apple cake looks just glorious and fairly quick to make! Great shots - well done:-)
What a lovely idea to add the red food colouring to the topping. I love toffee apple cake and sticky toffee pudding. This doesn't look too faffy like some of the upside down cake recipes I have either so a good one for me to bookmark to try. Perhaps tomorrow for the cafe. I'll let you know
What a lovely alternative to the traditional Halloween/Bonfire night toffee apple this would make! It looks amazing!