Toffee Apple Upside-down Cake

This is a fun fall treat! I slightly modified the recipe from 1001 cupcakes, cookies & other tempting treats.

Cake ingredients:

• 6 Tbsp butter
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts
• 2 apples, peeled and cored

Topping ingredients:

• 3 Tbsp butter
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 apple, cored and thinly sliced

Grease a 9 x 9 baking pan. Prepare the topping by heating butter and brown sugar in a saucepan until melted. Pour mixture into the bottom of prepared baking pan. Place thin apple slices into the sauce (covering the bottom of the pan) and set aside. In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Beat in the eggs. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Grate or blend apples in a separate bowl. Fold apples and hazelnuts into batter. Pour into baking pan on top of the toffee sauce. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.