Apple & Cinnamon Upside-Down Tray Bake
A super easy Autumnal recipe. This is a perfect recipe for anyone who has some left-over apples at home. As you cut each slice of the cake, it is like biting into a super moist fruit loaded cake. You can serve the cake with your favourite ice-cream or custard.
- Contains Eggs
- Contains Dairy
Ingredients
For the apple topping
- 10.5oz apple slices
- 1.05oz butter
- 0.25oz cinnamon
- 2 tbsp water
- 1.4oz light brown sugar
- 1tsp cornflour
For the cinnamon sponge
- 7oz cake butter
- 7oz white sugar
- 4 eggs
- 0.14oz cinnamon
- 7oz self-raising flour
Instructions
Step 1
Add the apple, butter, cinnamon, water, light brown sugar and cornflour in a small saucepan and bring it to a medium-low heat, allow the ingredients to simmer for approximately 15 minutes stirring occasionally. Reduce temperature if needed.
Step 2
Prepare the cake batter while the apples are simmering in the pan, in a mixing bowl add the butter and white sugar and whisk together to create a paste, add the eggs and repeat whisking.
Step 3
Sift the flour and cinnamon over the wet ingredients and whisk together to mix the wet and dry ingredients together – do not over mix.
Step 4
Using a 26x20 baking tray, line it with greaseproof paper and place the caramelised apples directly in the tray and spread it evenly. Pour the cake batter over the caramelised apples and using a pallete knife spread it evenly throughout.
Step 5
Preheat the oven to 170c degrees, (if you are using a regular oven, preheat the oven at the beginning), place in the oven and bake for approximately 35 minutes.
Step 6
Pierce to check the cake is bake, leave the cake to cool before slicing.