This post was sponsored by our friends at Kodiak Cakes.
You guys are going to love this caramel apple upside down cake! It is a cake that is great on its own, with our caramel sauce or served al a mode. 
If you want a crowd pleasing dessert, make this caramel apple upside down cake.
This apple upside down cake came about because I LOVE pineapple upside down cake. I rarely eat cake but I like how moist upside down cakes are and up until now, pineapple has been my favorite. 
The problem though is that during the fall, pineapple doesn’t feel so cozy. Since apples are the official fruit of fall and winter, that it would be fun to create a gluten-free caramel apple upside down cake. 
It is surprisingly easy to make is so tasty. It can be served to friends and family who aren’t gluten-free and they will love it too.
For this recipe, I used Kodiak Cakes gluten-free baking and flapjacks mix. It is really hearty and flavorful with it’s oat flour base.
It works wonderfully in this cake mix but it also makes very tasty gluten-free pancakes and waffles. The texture is great and doesn’t crumble or fall apart. The shape holds like regular baked goods!
While I love using sweet red apples, you can always go more tart with green apples. I also like smaller apples but the larger ones work just as well.
To take this cake to the next level, we love to top it with the most decadent brown sugar caramel sauce. It is so good you could eat it with a spoon! We also love garnishing it with Bare Snacks dried apple chips. 
Kodiak Cakes also has other great products. While I can’t eat them, my husband says they are great! They have flapjack mix and power cakes as well as individual cup mixes.
Be sure to give the ones you can eat a try!
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You guys are going to love this caramel apple upside down cake! It is a cake that is great on its own or served al a mode.
Ingredients
2 1/4 C Kodiak Cakes gluten-free baking and flapjacks mix (or gluten-free all-purpose flour)
1 1/4 C sugar
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. xanthan gum
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. salt
2/3 C whole or 2% milk
1/2 C butter, softened
2 eggs
1 tsp. gluten-free vanilla extract
2/3 C brown sugar
2 small apples cut into 1/4 inch slices
1 C brown sugar
1/2 C butter
2 T heavy cream
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Combine all dry ingredients together in a stand mixer
Add in sugar and 1/2 C butter and mix well
Beat in eggs then milk and vanilla
Meanwhile spray a 9 inch cake pan with non-stick cooking spray
Place 1/2 C butter into the bottom of the pan then sprinkle with 2/3 brown sugar evenly
Place sliced apples in concentric circles on top of the brown sugar and press them down
Pour the cake over apples
Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out crumby but clean
Meanwhile, bring 1/2 C butter, 1 C brown sugar and 2 T cream to a boil while whisking constantly
Drizzle over cooled cake
Notes
I recommend using really good quality butter like Kerrygold since it is a big star in this recipe.
Any apple variety works but I like sweet red ones. Feel free to leave the apple skins right on in the cake as well.
Keywords: cake, apple, upside down cake
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I love quick bread cakes and this would be a delicious recipe to try with fresh or frozen blueberries as well as I love blueberry cake served warm in the winter! The Kodiak cornbread mix sounds delicious to try too!
A pumpkin coffee cake would be tasty too adding in the pumpkin purée.
This looks so great for family brunches
This is a great alternative to a classic dessert, especially for someone like me that does not like pineapple. One of my favorite dessert is apple crumb cake, so this would me a great mash-up of the two. Your separate recipe for the grown sugar caramel sauce would come in handy for many different recipes.
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oh love apple upsidedown cake
I think I’d like to try this with Pineapple Quince
I love peach cobbler. I’d make this with peaches!
I think this cake would be so good with peaches!
I want to try this Kodiak mix. Used to love eating all their other mixes before Celiac.
That looks so delicious!!!
cranberries and orange zest
I’d try this recipe with mixed berries of blueberries and raspberries.
I’d love to try it with blueberries!
I would love to try this with peaches.
I would love to try this with cherries!
I would love to try out peaches with this recipe–I love peaches for breakfast!
I would definitely try out your recipe with the baking mix!
Looks so yummy! Thanks for the recipe!
This recipe looks amazing!
I bet a banana-walnut would turn out awesome!
I don’t like pineapple, (sorry!) but caramel and apple is a match made in heaven! (And I think I might actually be able to make this cake!)
YUM! This looks so delicious!
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I’d love to try it with pears.
The recipe sounds really good and the photos are awesome. I’d would try the recipe with pears and dates!
I would love to try this recipe with berries or pineapple!
I would love to make this with pear! I might also add some chopped crystallized ginger to the batter.
I can’t wait to try this recipe.
I love apple pie, so this would be a great alternative.
I love that it’s apple! Thats my weakness!
I would love to try this out with a Granny Smith Apple or some peaches!
I’d love to serve this to friends on Christmas Morning and would also try the recipe with some cherries instead of the apple and caramel. YUM!
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I would try it with peaches and dates. I love the apples in it too!
This would be good with pears
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I love pineapple so that is what I like about this recipe. I would also like to try this with cherries.
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It looks amazingly moist! I’d definitely use apples – I adore using them in desserts.
This sounds great! I would love to try it with peaches too.
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Kodiak mix is the best! This would be a delicious treat!
My favorite dessert.
Peaches or pears would be so good with it as well but I love the apples.
Caramel & apple sound delicious. Maybe add a few cranberries too
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I can’t find Kodiak Cake’s gluten-free stuff anywhere!
Oh no, I am sorry to hear that. You can find it on amazon. 🙂
I think this recipe sounds delicious but I’d also love to try to make it with peaches!
Peaches
Sounds fabulous! Think I’d try it with pears, since they also pair well with caramel.
I would love to make this with pears.
I like the apples on top – nice addition especially with the cinnamon.
I would love to try this with strawberries this summer from our garden!
Oh YUM! I’d love to try this recipe with pears as well – one of my favorite fruits!
Honestly, what I liked best about this recipe is that Kodiak Cakes makes gluten free options. I had not idea and now I can’t wait to try them! I really hope I win.
I love the caramel sauce since it is one of my favorite toppings.
I would add blueberries to the recipe
I love the caramel but I would like to try it with pears too.
The caramel apple sauce looks soooo good on this cake!
I love the caramel apple sauce addition to this.
I love the brown sugar caramel sauce in this recipe, I’m a sucker for anything caramel.