Upside-Down Apple Coffee Cake

A coffee cake in the most literal sense of the term, this java-infused treat is embellished with a warm apple topping.

Prep: 25 min | Cook: 30 min | Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

Cake

• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 cups Biscuit Baking Mix
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2/3 cup Original Nestlé Coffee-Mate Liquid Coffee Creamer
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons hot water
• 1 tablespoon Nescafé Taster's Choice House Blend 100% Pure Instant Coffee Granules
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Apple Topping

• 1 (12 ounce) package Stouffer's Harvest Apples, defrosted*
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• 2 tablespoons butter

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease 9 inch round cake pan.

Cake

1. Combine brown sugar, nuts, flour and butter in small bowl; mix well. Sprinkle over bottom of prepared cake pan.
2. Stir together baking mix, granulated sugar and cinnamon in medium bowl.
3. Combine Coffee-mate, oil, egg, water, coffee granules and vanilla extract in small bowl; stir into baking mix mixture. Pour over nut mixture in cake pan.
4. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
5. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes.
6. Run knife around edge to loosen side; invert onto serving platter. Top with Apple Topping.

Apple Topping

1. Combine harvest apples, brown sugar, nuts and butter in medium skillet. Cook over medium heat until warm.

Notes

* Defrost harvest apples in microwave on MEDIUM (50%) power for 6 to 7 minutes.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Nestlé and meals.com