Apple Upside Down Cake

• butter↗1 cup

  divided

• brown sugar↗1 cup

  packed

• apples↗3 cups

  peeled, cored and sliced

• cinnamon↗1 teaspoon
• pecans↗1 cup

  chopped

• butter recipe cake mix18 1⁄2 ounces
• eggs↗3
• water↗2⁄3 cup

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°. Grease sides of 13x9 baking pan.

2. 2

   Melt 1 stick butter; pour into baking pan. Stir in brown sugar and mix well; spread evenly in bottom of baking pan.

3. 3

   Arrange apples evenly over sugar; sprinkle with cinnamon and pecans.

4. 4

   In large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, 1 stick butter (softened), eggs and water. Beat with electric mixer for 2 minutes.

5. 5

   Pour cake batter evenly over apples.

6. 6

   Bake about 45 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

7. 7

   Cool for 5 minutes; invert onto serving platter.