Apple Upside Down Cake
Posted by Linda

4 tablespoons butter

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup apple cider

4 Granny Smith apples

1/2 cup walnuts

1/2 cup apple cider

1 box yellow cake mix

1/2 cup walnuts

6 tablespoons butter

1 egg

Heat oven to 375� F.

 Place butter, sugar and apple cider in the 12" Family Skillet over medium heat. Bring to a slight boil, around 10 minutes Remove the skillet from heat.

Core and thinly slice the apples. Arrange the apples in the pan, over the caramel mixture. Place the skillet over medium-high heat. Boil about 10 minutes, until the sugar mixture becomes caramel colored. Remove from heat.

Rearrange apples, if necessary to make a pretty design. Coarsely chop the walnuts, sprinkle between apple wedges. In bowl, place cake mix and 6 tablespoon of butter. Blend with pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Finely grate walnuts into the cake mix. Add the apple cider and egg. Stir until the mixture is just moistened (batter will be thick). Spoon batter over apple mixture.

Bake 35-40 minutes Cool 10 minutes (no longer!). Invert onto serving plate.