Caramel Apple Upside-Down Cakes

Ingredients

• ½ cup whole milk
• 2 ¼ cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 large Golden Delicious apples
• 1 ¾ cups cake flour
• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter
• Vanilla ice cream
• + 4 more ingredients
• • 2 large eggs
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup water
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder

Combine 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup water in heavy small saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil without stirring until color is deep amber, occasionally swirling pan and brushing down sides with pastry brush dipped into water, about 8 minutes. Working quick...

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