APPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

By angielaine

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter, cut up
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 6 very small red cooking apples (1 1/4 to 1 1/2 lbs), halved, stems removed, cored
• 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Place 1/3 cup butter in a 9x9x2-inch baking pan. Place in oven 5 minutes or until butter melts. Sprinkle brown sugar over butter; stir. Arrange 9 apple halves in mixture, cut sides down. Bake in oven 10 to 15 minutes or until bubbly. Meanwhile, peel remaining apples. Coarsely shred; set aside. In bowl combine flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, ginger and cinnamon. Add shredded apple, milk, ¼ cup butter, egg and vanilla. Beat with electric mixer on low until combined; beat on medium 1 minute. Spoon over apples, spread evenly (apples may be exposed; some butter may come to surface). Bake 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 5 minutes. Loosen edges; invert onto platter. Spoon any topping in pan over top. Cool 20 minutes; serve with ice cream.