Sweet Apple Upside Down Cake - There's an Apple for That

Ingredients

• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter (or vegan sticks), divided
• 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 large Stemilt apples, peeled, cored, quartered and thinly sliced
• 2 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice, divided
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• powdered sugar, for dusting (optional)
• chopped pecans, to top (optional)