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Apple-Cranberry Upside-Down Cake

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Oct 27, 2010
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Butter, sugar, apples and cranberries make the yummy upside-down part of a cozy dessert.

Apple-Cranberry Upside-Down Cake

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 8
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 medium cooking apple, peeled and sliced
  • 1/2 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
  • 1 1/2 cups Original Bisquick™ mix
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup water or milk
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°. Melt butter in round pan, 9x1 1/2 inches, or square pan, 8x8x2 inches, in oven. Sprinkle brown sugar over butter. Arrange apple slices in single layer on brown sugar. Spoon cranberry sauce between apple slices.
  • Step 
    2
    Beat remaining ingredients in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter over apples.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Immediately loosen edge of cake by running knife around edge of pan. Place heatproof serving plate upside down onto pan; turn plate and pan over. Leave pan over cake a few minutes. Let cake stand at least 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

300 Calories
13g Total Fat
2g Protein
43g Total Carbohydrate
28g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
300
Calories from Fat
110
Total Fat
13g
19%
Saturated Fat
5g
26%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
40mg
14%
Sodium
330mg
14%
Potassium
65mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
43g
14%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
28g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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