Healthier Upside Down Apple Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:

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caramelized apple topping
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp butter
5 apples, peeled and sliced into 12ths
cake
2 tbsp butter, softened
2/3 cup low-fat cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp vanilla
1/2 tbsp maple extract
1 egg
2 1/2 tbsp ground flaxseed
1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp allspice
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 1/3 cups buttermilk

Directions:

Heat oven to 350ºF, grease a 10 cake pan.
Combine sugar, orange juice, lemon juice and butter in a deep skillet, bring to a boil.
Cook for 5 minutes, then add apples, and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes, until soft and caramelized.
Pour the apple mixture into prepared cake pan and spread to an even layer.
In a bowl, beat butter, cream cheese, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, maple extract, and egg until smooth.
In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, allspice, and cinnamon.
Beat flour mixture and buttermilk alternately into the creamed ingredients.
Pour batter over apples and spread evenly.
Bake 1 hour.
Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Invert onto a serving plate.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	176.62 Kcal (739 kJ)
Calories from fat	61.18 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	6.8g	10%
Cholesterol	23.62mg	8%
Sodium	226.37mg	9%
Potassium	149.2mg	3%
Total Carbs	26.15g	9%
Sugars	16.43g	66%
Dietary Fiber	0.51g	2%
Protein	2.72g	5%
Vitamin C	2.4mg	4%
Iron	0.9mg	5%
Calcium	78.3mg	8%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	249.85 Kcal (1046 kJ)
Calories from fat	86.54 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	9.62g	10%
Cholesterol	33.42mg	8%
Sodium	320.23mg	9%
Potassium	211.06mg	3%
Total Carbs	36.99g	9%
Sugars	23.25g	66%
Dietary Fiber	0.72g	2%
Protein	3.85g	5%
Vitamin C	3.4mg	4%
Iron	1.3mg	5%
Calcium	110.8mg	8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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