Apple Upside Down Cake

• Spiced Walnuts
• 1 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp cloves
• Brown Sugar Apple Upside Down Cake
• 2 Honeycrisp apples, quartered, cored, and very thinly sliced (about 1/8" thick)
• 5 oz butter
• 1 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda

1. For Spiced Walnuts:
2. 1. Heat a small saute pan over medium heat. Add the walnuts, and toast, tossing occasionally, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
3. 2. Add the cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, and continue to cook, tossing to coat. Let cool completely before using them to garnish the finished cake.
4. For Cake:
5. 1. Fan the apples into the base of the prepared cake pan (with caramel in the base) into a circle, with the points of the apples going to the center. Set aside.
6. 2. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, scraping well after each addition. Add the vanilla, mix to combine.
7. 3. Alternately add the milk/heavy cream and the dry ingredients, mixing just to combine.
8. 4. Scoop the prepared batter the pan atop the apples. Bake at 350 until baked through, about 15-25 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.
9. 5. Scoop the prepared batter the pan atop the apples. Bake at 350 until baked through, about 15-25 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Serve the cake warm, topped with reserved apple cider caramel and the spiced walnuts.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/apple-upside-down-cake-50055415 (may not work)