apple upside-down cakes

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup marzetti's® old fashioned caramel dip
• 4 apples, peeled, cored, and sliced into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package spice cake mix
• 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 4 large eggs

Recipe

Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 22 mins Ready Time: 34 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f. grease two large six-cup muffin tins.
• in a microwave safe bowl, combine apples, cinnamon and water and microwave for 3-4 minutes. the apples should be slightly tender. drain apples and toss with 1 cup marzetti old fashioned caramel dip.
• divide the apples evenly into each cup.
• in a large bowl, combine cake mix, pudding, oil, sour cream and eggs and mix on medium speed until smooth. spoon the batter evenly over apples.
• baked 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean.
• cool 8 minutes. invert pan. a few apple pieces may need to be put back into place. allow cakes to cool.
• in a microwave safe container, microwave the remaining marzetti old fashioned caramel dip for 10-30 seconds, stirring every 10 seconds. spoon warm caramel over cakes. serve with whipped cream or ice cream.