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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Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake
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
Nutrition
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Caramel & apple sound delicious. Maybe add a few cranberries too
Peaches or pears would be so good with it as well but I love the apples.
My favorite dessert.
Kodiak mix is the best! This would be a delicious treat!
This sounds great! I would love to try it with peaches too.
It looks amazingly moist! I’d definitely use apples – I adore using them in desserts.
I love pineapple so that is what I like about this recipe. I would also like to try this with cherries.
This would be good with pears
I would try it with peaches and dates. I love the apples in it too!
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!
I would love to try this out with a Granny Smith Apple or some peaches!
I love that it’s apple! Thats my weakness!
I love apple pie, so this would be a great alternative.
I can’t wait to try this recipe.
I would love to make this with pear! I might also add some chopped crystallized ginger to the batter.
I would love to try this recipe with berries or pineapple!
The recipe sounds really good and the photos are awesome. I’d would try the recipe with pears and dates!
I’d love to try it with pears.
YUM! This looks so delicious!
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!)