Groovy Food Organic Coconut Sugar

Upside-Down Sticky Apple CakeServes 12-14 - Prep 25 mins - Cook 1hrIngredients275g The Groovy Food Company Organic Coconut Sugar175g The Groovy Food Company Organic Virgin coconut oil, firm at room temp700g dessert apples, 3 sliced horizontally and 2 coarsely gratedZest 1 lemon and juice 1/2 (half)250g plain flour2 tsp baking powder2 heaped tsp ground cinnamon50g ground almonds2 tsp vanilla extract3 large eggs3 tbsp milkIce cream or creme fraiche, to serveMethodHeat oven to 180°C. Grease 23cm loose-bottomed cake tin and line.Whisk 100g coconut sugar and 2 1/2 tbsp of water in small frying pan. Heat gently, stir until the sugar dissolves and caramel starts to bubble.Remove from heat and stir in 25g coconut oil. Return to heat and let it bubble for 15 secs then pour into prepared tin.Toss the sliced apples with lemon juice. Arrange in concentric circles on top of the caramel in the tin.Melt 150g coconut oil and cool. Mix 175g coconut sugar, the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ground almonds, lemon zest and 1/2 tsp salt. Add the vanilla, eggs and milk to the cooled oil and whisk together. Pour the wet ingredients into flour mixture and combine. Fold in the grated apple and pour into tin.Bake for 1hr or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, before turning out onto a wire rack.Leave to cool then serve with ice cream or creme fraiche.