3 Layer Upside Down Apple Pecan Cake

Ingredients

1 cup pecans
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and chopped
2 cups whole-wheat pastry flour (other flours probably work)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp Kosher salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon + more for garnish
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup vegan margarine, melted
1/2 cup maple syrup + 1 Tbsp, divided
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350. Peel and chop the apples. Grease a small casserole dish and then spread 1 tbsp of maple syrup on the bottom of the dish. Now, spread a layer of chopped apples followed by a layer of pecans on the bottom of the dish. Use just less than half of both the apples and pecans. In a large bowl, mix the following dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon). Whisk together. In a small bowl mix the wet ingredients (applesauce, 1/2 cup maple syrup, vanilla and 1/4 cup melted butter. Mix

Add the wet to the dry and mix well. Now spread on a layer of this batter over the top of the apples and pecans. Use about half of the batter.

Now spread a layer of apples and pecans again, making sure to leave at least 2-3 Tbsp of each for the top of the cake. Follow this by a final layer of the cake batter (use all of it up).

Spread as evenly as possible.

Now sprinkle on the remaining apples and pecans. Add on a sprinkle of cinnamon and place in the oven for 55 mins. Allow to cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.