Cake from the fair or not!

So...I have been busy baking of all things.  I know, I know...the fat kid doesn't like to bake, but occasionally, I find that recipe or think of something in my head I just have to make.  This was definitely one of those occasions.

I believe it started out discussing it with my Mom, but she never shared the recipe.  The concept sounded awesome: A Carmel Apple Upside Down Cake.  Why should pineapple be the only fruit that has an upside down cake.   So I plotted it out in my head, went to the store and bought the stuff.  

J.J.'s Carmel Apple Upside Down Cake
 Ingredients

• Buttermilk Spice Cake Batter - Recipe below

• 2 Granny Smith Apples - sliced thin

• 1 small jar Carmel sauce

• 1/4 cup of brown sugar

• 2 tablespoons of butter

• couple handfuls of chopped nuts

 I used a 9' round cake pan, but if have a 9x13 you can use...do it!  Grease it  melt brown sugar and butter together and put in bottom of the pan.  Layer apple slices and sprinkle the nuts over them.  Cover with cake batter. Bake as directed!  Flip upside down on plate as soon as comes out of the oven and drives with as little or as much caramel sauce as you like...tastes best warm!
 Buttermilk Spice Cake 

• spray oil

• 2 cups cake flour

• 3/4 cups sugar

• 3/4 tsp. baking soda

• 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg

• 1/2 tsp. cloves

• 2 Tbls. ground ginger

• 3/4 tsp. salt

• 3/4 cup brown sugar

• 8 Tbls. butter, softened at room temperature

• 3/4 cup buttermilk

• 2 eggs

 Before you start, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

1. Toss all of your dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, salt, and brown sugar) in the bowl of your stand mixer or a large mixing bowl.

2. With a whisk, stir the dry ingredients thoroughly until you have a uniform mixture.

3. Add the butter and buttermilk to the flour mixture.

4. Beat to incorporate with the paddle attachment of your stand mixer (or with a hand-held mixer if you’re using a regular mixing bowl).

5. Mix like this for a minute or two, until the wet ingredients are thoroughly incorporated and the mixture starts to get fluffy.  It will be really thick.

6. Add the eggs to the batter.

7. Beat for a minute or two to combine the eggs and whip some air into the batter. It’ll be kind of like the texture of homemade whipped cream.

8. Pour the batter out into your prepared pan...Sometimes, cake batter looks so good that I want to jump in the pan and swim around a little. (Sorry, couldn’t resist.)

8. With a spatula, smooth down the surface of the batter a little.

10. Bake the cake!

11. Pop the pan into your preheated oven. Bake for 50-55 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the middle of the cake.

Baking Tip
While the cake is baking, avoid slamming anything around in your kitchen (i.e. close cabinets gently, don’t breakdance in front of the oven, etc). Big vibrations can cause a cake to flop before it’s completely set.