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Burnt Sugar Apple Upside-Down Cake
Drenched in bittersweet caramel, these silky soft apples create a glorious topping for a dead-easy, baked-in-the-skillet cake. Be sure to cook the fruit and caramel until the syrup bubbling at the edges is practically burnt. That rich, deep color is how you know the dish will be packed with flavor.
8 - 10
Servings
1¾ hours
40 minutes active, plus cooling
Ingredients
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2
tablespoons salted butter, cut into 2 pieces, plus 113 grams (8 tablespoons) salted butter, melted, and cooled slightly
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107
grams (½ cup), plus 143 grams (⅔ cup) white sugar, divided
Directions
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01Heat the oven to 350°F with a rack in the middle position. In a 10-inch oven-safe skillet over medium, melt the 2 tablespoons butter, then add 107 grams (½ cup) sugar and the honey; stir with a silicone spatula until the sugar is evenly moistened. Off heat, arrange the apples cut side down facing the same direction in a tightly packed ring around the pan. Arrange as many wedges as will fit in the center, then tuck the remainder into any gaps. Sprinkle with ¼ teaspoon salt.
Reviews
November 21, 2025
Questions about pans
Wondering if a cast iron pan would work here?. Concerned the caramel would become too dark and/or it would not turn out of the pan easily.
November 15, 2025
Questions not a review
If I make this the day before Thanksgiving, will it keep well? And would it need to be refrigerated?
November 6, 2025
Love, love Cardamom
Haven't made it yet, but just from reading the recipe and ingredients, know I will love it. Anything with Cardamom. What I really need to know is, after it is cooled, can it , or pieces of it, be frozen?
October 12, 2025
Easy and delicious
Excellent recipe. Love the cardamom, and no cinnamon for a change. So often we equate apple recipes with cinnamon, which I find always overpowers cardamom. Lovely change.
November 18, 2025
Question - 12 inch version?
I only have a 12 inch All Clad skillet - how should I adjust? Up the recipe? Or just make it thinner? (I have 10 inch skillets but all are non-stick. )
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