Fresh Apples caramelized with brown sugar and butter make this Gluten Free Apple Upside-Down Cake an irresistible dessert!

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This Gluten Free Apple Upside Down Cake is THE fall cake recipe you need to make this year! It?s a simple, one-layer cake that isn?t fancy but is anything but basic.

I kept the flavor of the cake fairly ?plain?, if you want to call it that. It?s flavored with brown sugar and it?s fantastic. I purposely chose not to add cinnamon, nutmeg, or allspice to the cake because I wanted the brown sugar flavor to shine. Spices would have completely overshadowed that and definitely I wasn?t going for a spice cake here. There are plenty of other times for a spiced apple cake, just not with this one!
However, if you?re thinking this cake is going to be too bland or boring, think again. I did add a little cinnamon to the apples.
Personally, I think apples are really bland when baked. Without any spice, baked apples don?t really taste like anything but warm, mushy apples. They kind of remind me of baby food.
The little bit of cinnamon dusting on the apples for this apple upside down cake go a looong way. It brings out the sweet apple flavor without completely taking over.
In my opinion, it?s just perfect.

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