Upside Down Apple Caramel Cake

So this recipe was from a magazine and it is delicious!  It is like a light cheesecake with an apple and caramel topping.  Imagine a cross between a cheesecake and an apple upside down cake... YUMM!!
You can also use pears and peaches if one of those are better for you.  I used Granny Smith apples again because I like the tart with the sweet, but use whatever makes you happy.

Caramel topping:
3/4 cup of sugar
1/2 cup water
2 tsp of lemon juice

 Cake:
3 cups (3 apples, approximately) sliced into thin strips
3 eggs
3/4 cup of sugar
1 cup, melted butter
4 oz. softened cream cheese
1 cup flour

Spring form pan is easiest, but I imagine you can use a regular round pan, just grease it well!

I put tinfoil in the bottom of my spring form pan and then grease the foil, just to make it easier to get out.  Place the prepared pan on a cookie sheet so if the caramel sauce leaks you don't have a mess in your oven.

Add the first two ingredients, the 3/4 c. sugar and 1/2 c. water together and put on medium heat.  DO NOT STIR!  Let cook for about 20 minutes or so, until it just BARELY starts to turn golden.  Trust me, it seems like it takes forever, but so worth it.  You will see little tiny bubbles, then as it gets hotter, bigger bubbles and then finally it will start to turn light brown. 
At light brown, turn off the stove, and add the 2 tsp of lemon juice.  BE CAREFUL, IT WILL BUBBLE AND SPIT, but just keep stirring, it is worth it!
Pour this mixture, while hot into the springform pan.
Carefully place the apples into the caramel sauce, don't burn your fingers and use a pretty design. 
Meanwhile, while I wait for the sugar to cook,  I make the cake.

Add the 3/4 c. sugar and eggs to a pan and cream them until light and fluffy. 
Add the melted butter, (turn the mixer down since the cake is pretty liquidy at this point) and mix the butter, eggs and sugar together.
Turn the mixer back up and add the cream cheese and flour and beat until fluffy and light white. 
Once the caramel and apples are in the pan, pour the cake batter over the apples. 
Place in a 350 degree oven for 35 minutes or until the top is slightly brown.

Let the cake rest for 5 to 10 minutes and then flip over onto a plate and serve... ENJOY!!