Toffee Apple Upside Down Cake

Preheat oven to 180°. Place the pan or skillet on the burner over low heat and add butter. Once the butter melts, add 85 grams of brown sugar and stir it gently. When the brown sugar has melted, turn off the heat, but leave pan on the stove

Core and coarsely grate 2 apples and finely slice the remaining apples. Arrange sliced apple in the pan, crowd the pan as much as possible. The fruit will shrink when cooked. If using mint or any other herb, then sprinkle on fruit layer.

Combine the flour, remaining sugar, soda and cinnamon powder in a bowl. In a separate bowl, combine oil, water, vinegar, grated apple and lemon zest. Mix the dry ingredients with wet, quickly but thoroughly. Add in the chopped walnuts.

Bake for 50-55 minutes or till a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Place the cake on a cooling rack. Let the cake settle for a minute or two until any fruit that has leaked up the sides stop bubbling.

Do not let the cake cool completely or you will not be able to get it out of the pan. Run a knife around the edges of the pan, place a plate on top of the pan and, using hot pads, carefully flip the cake over. Gently remove the pan.

Be careful the fruit and glaze will be still quite hot and will burn.

If any pieces of fruit is stuck on the pan, gently scrape them and replace on the cake. Let the cake cool. Serve at room temperature or slightly warm. You can serve with whipped cream or ice-cream.