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Vegan Apple Cinnamon Upside-Down Cake

A fluffy and delicious cinnamon spice cake with carmelized apples on on top. The perfect cozy fall treat!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

For the apples:

  • 1-2 apples depending on size
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • pinch of salt

For the cake:

  • ¾ cup non-dairy milk
  • ½ tsp apple cider vinegar
  • cup all purpose flour
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp cloves
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • seeds of 1/2 a vanilla bean or 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • bit of lemon zest (optional, brings out flavor)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F, lightly grease an 8" cake pan, especially the sides, and line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.
  • Cut your apples into thin-ish slices. Mix together the white/brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl with a fork. Toss the apples and cinnamon sugar mixture together, and get them all well coated.
  • Arrange the coated apples evenly on the bottom of the pan, without that many spaces, and sprinkle the rest of the cinnamon sugar on top. Set aside.
  • Add your apple cider vinegar to a small bowl with non-dairy milk, mix a tiny bit, and set aside to curdle.
  • While the mixture is curdling, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
  • Pour in curdled milk (should be thick and lumpy), oil, and lemon zest, and whisk until it forms a batter, then switch to a spatula and stir until only a few small lumps remain.
  • Pour into prepared cake pan on top of apples. (Don't worry if it doesn't fill that high because it will rise a lot.) Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean with a few small crumbs.
  • Let cool for 10+ minutes, flip out of pan, peel off parchment paper (if any apples stick scrape them back onto cake). Serve and enjoy!!!