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Apple Gingerbread Upside Down Cake

A perfect dessert for Christmas

Ingredients

  • 1/4 c. butter, melted
  • 2 large apples, peeled, cored and sliced (granny smith or macintosh)
  • 1/3 c. brown sugar

Gingerbread

  • 1/2 c. butter, melted
  • 1/2 c. molasses
  • 1/2 c. white sugar
  • 1/3 c. packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 c. hot water
  • 2 c. unbleached all-purpose white flour
  • 1 t. baking soda
  • 1 t. cinnamon
  • 1 t. ginger
  • 1/2 t. ground cloves
  • 1/4 t. ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 t. salt
  • vanilla ice cream, for serving

Instructions

Spray into a 9-inch square-baking pan lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Add melted butter and arrange apples over margarine; sprinkle with brown sugar and set aside while preparing the cake.

Combine melted butter, molasses, sugars and egg in a mixing bowl; mix well.

Combine dry ingredients; add to sugar mixture alternately with hot water. Mix well and pour over apples.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until the cake tests done.

Cool 3-5 minutes. Loosen sides and invert onto a serving plate.

Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.