Apple “Upside-Down” Cake with Caramel | Rodney Strong

Ingredients

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 teaspoons fleur de sel (a French sea salt)
• 11⁄2 cups sugar
• 1⁄4 cup light corn syrup
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 11⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 11⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3⁄4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter at room temperature
• 2⁄3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 4 Granny Smith apples (about 11⁄2 pounds total), peeled, cored, and cut into 1⁄2-inch dice