Spiced Apple Upside Down Cake

Name: Spiced Apple Upside Down Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 28 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American,
Ingredients: 1 cups (2 sticks) butter divided; 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 4 tsps McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract divided; 3 tsps McCormick® Apple Pie Spice divided; 2 apples such as Gala or Jonagold, peeled and thinly sliced; 1 package (2-layer size) yellow cake mix; 4 eggs; 1 container (8 oz) sour cream

This apple upside down cake has a glaze of caramelized apple slices atop a moist spiced yellow cake.

15m

PREP TIME

28m

COOK TIME

395

CALORIES

8

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 12

Ingredients

1 cups (2 sticks) butter, divided
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
4 teaspoons McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract, divided
3 teaspoons McCormick® Apple Pie Spice, divided
2 apples, such as Gala or Jonagold, peeled and thinly sliced
1 package (2-layer size) yellow cake mix
4 eggs
1 container (8 ounces) sour cream

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Place 1/2 cup (1 stick) of the butter and brown sugar in small saucepan. Cook on medium heat 2 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Stir in 2 teaspoons of the vanilla and 1 teaspoon of the apple pie spice. Pour into 13x9-inch baking pan. Place apple slices in even layer in bottom of pan. Set aside.
2 Beat cake mix, eggs, sour cream, remaining 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, 2 teaspoons vanilla and 2 teaspoons apple pie spice in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds or until moistened. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour batter over apples.
3 Bake 25 to 28 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Invert onto serving platter. Spoon any remaining sauce over apples. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.