Lately our house has been filled with apples. I just can’t get enough of them. Just the other day I was commenting to my husband that pumpkin seems to have taken a back seat to apples this year.
Fall apples are where it’s at. Fall apples and honey. The flavor of honey blends so well with the tart fall apples that I’ve been baking up a storm lately using that combo.
This honey apple upside down cake tasted too good to not share with you!
I got a little help with the honey flavor from the new Tate+Lyle® Honey Granules. Have you heard of them? These honey granules are a free flowing blend of honey and pure cane sugar, giving you an easy way to flavor and sweeten favorite recipes and drinks.
I used them both to sweeten the cake and to sprinkle over the apples slices before baking.
If you like using honey in your recipes, but aren’t a fan of the sticky measuring process, then you need to give these honey granules a try! They can be used in baked goods as a substitute for some or all of the granulated sugar in a recipe.
Plus, you can often use it in place of fluid honey with a simple conversion of 1 cup liquid honey = 1 cup Tate+Lyle® Honey Granules + ¼ cup additional liquid to recipe! No more sticky measuring cups!
And fewer messes is always a good thing in my book. You can use that extra time it would take to clean up the sticky mess to eat another piece of this honey apple upside down cake!
White whole wheat flour and yogurt help make this cake a little lighter, so you can feel better about indulging in that second piece during your free time!
- 1 tbsp butter, melted
- 1 small apple, thinly sliced
- 3 tbsp Tate+Lyle Honey Granules
- 1½ C white whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp allspice
- ¼ tsp cloves
- ½ C Tate+Lyle Honey Granules
- ⅔ C plain yogurt
- 6 tbsp milk
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 C finely chopped apples
- Preheat oven to 350. Line a 9 inch cake pan with parchment paper. Brush paper with melted butter. Arrange sliced apples over the top until bottom of pan is completely covered. Sprinkle with honey granules.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and honey granules.
- In a small bowl, whisk together yogurt, milk, olive oil, eggs, and vanilla extract. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Stir in chopped apples.
- Carefully spread batter over the layer of apples.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Remove to a wire rack to cool completely before inverting out onto a plate.

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Heidi Kokborg says
Looks beautiful! This cake would be perfect for a family get together! 🙂
Kristen @ A Mind Full Mom says
I can’t get enough apples lately either! And I love baking with honey. I have to try these granules out.
Beth says
The sticky mess honey leaves in my measuring cup is definitely not my favorite! Takes a lot of hot water to clean away that honey!!
Jenn@eatcakefordinnere says
This sounds wonderful!
Danae @ Recipe Runner says
Apples and honey are such a delicious combination! I love this fall upside down cake!
Medha @ Whiak & Shout says
This looks delicious- that apple and honey combo sounds so rich 🙂
allie @ Through Her Looking Glass says
Dear Jessica, This looks so delicious. Don’t think I’ve combined apples with honey before and it sounds wonderful! I love baking with white whole wheat flour and always glad to find recipes that use it.
Kelly says
I can’t get enough of apples lately and this cake is the perfect way to showcase them. It looks amazing and I love the honey granules!
Melanie @ Gather for Bread says
I still haven’t made apple cake this season. I definitely must be crazy. You’ve totally inspired me!
Julie @ Running in a Skirt says
What a beautiful cake! It looks super tasty too!
Rachel @ Bakerita says
This cake looks so delicious and those honey granules sound so cool and so fun to bake with!
Meg @ With Salt and Wit says
I have been seeing those honey granules and so intrigued! This cake has my name all over it because was is better than baked apples?!
Ashley says
Apples and honey are definitely perfect together! This cake sounds fantastic! I need to keep an eye out for these granules!
Rahul @ samosastreet says
This looks like a great cake and I cannot wait to make.
Maggie Unzueta says
Honey and apples… this cake looks delicious! Love apple season and all things made in the oven. 🙂