Name: Upside-down apple tea cake recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 60ml caramel syrup, plus extra to serve; 2 red delicious apples; 125g butter, softened; 215g caster sugar; 2 eggs; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 300g self-raising flour; 160ml milk; Double cream, to serve

by Amira Georgy Last updated on 08/09/2022

Put on the kettle, round up the family and enjoy a slice of this fluffy and delicious upside-down apple tea cake. - Amira Georgy

Ingredients

60ml caramel syrup, plus extra to serve
2 red delicious apples
125g butter, softened
215g caster sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
300g self-raising flour
160ml milk
Double cream, to serve

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan forced. Grease the base and side of a 20cm round cake pan. Line base and side with baking paper.
Step 2

Drizzle syrup over base of pan, then swirl to coat. Cut apples crossways into 5mm slices. Place 7 apple slices in base of pan. Coarsely chop remaining apple slices.
Step 3

Use electric beaters to beat butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in a bowl until light and creamy. Add flour and milk and beat until just combined. Fold in chopped apple. Pour mixture into pan and level top. Bake for 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out with moist crumbs clinging.
Step 4

Set cake aside in pan for 5 minutes to cool slightly before turning onto a large serving plate. Serve cake warm with extra syrup and cream.