Apple Upside-Down Cakes

You’ll flip over these little cakes made with slices of Golden Delicious apples, spice cake and Marzetti® Old Fashioned Caramel Dip.

Original recipe makes 12 servings

Ingredients

1 cup Marzetti’s® Old Fashioned Caramel Dip
4 Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, and sliced into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons water
1 (18.25 ounce) package spice cake mix
1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup sour cream
4 large eggs

  • PREP

    12 mins

  • COOK

    22 mins

  • READY IN

    34 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two large six-cup muffin tins.
  2. In a microwave safe bowl, combine apples, cinnamon and water and microwave for 3-4 minutes. The apples should be slightly tender. Drain apples and toss with 1 cup Marzetti Old Fashioned Caramel Dip.
  3. Divide the apples evenly into each cup.
  4. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, pudding, oil, sour cream and eggs and mix on medium speed until smooth. Spoon the batter evenly over apples.
  5. Baked 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean.
  6. Cool 8 minutes. Invert pan. A few apple pieces may need to be put back into place. Allow cakes to cool.
  7. In a microwave safe container, microwave the remaining Marzetti Old Fashioned Caramel Dip for 10-30 seconds, stirring every 10 seconds. Spoon warm caramel over cakes. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.

Nutrition

Calories: 401 kcal
Carbohydrates: 59.6 g
Cholesterol: 76 mg
Fat: 16.6 g
Fiber: 1.9 g
Protein: 5 g
Sodium: 481 mg