Apple Upside-down Cake

Total Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter, plus
• 3 tablespoons butter, divided
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon apple pie spice or 1/4 teaspoon ground mace
• 3 -4 apples, peeled, cored, and cut into rings
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg, separated

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f. melt 1/4 cup butter in 8-inch square baking pan. add dark brown sugar and spices, mix well.
• 2 arrange apple rings over brown sugar mixture on bottom of pan, then sprinkle with lemon juice. set pan aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. cut in remaining 3 tbs butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 4 add milk and vanilla to the mixture, and then beat at a low speed with mixer until dry ingredients are moistened. continue beating 2 minutes at medium speed. blend in egg yolk.
• 5 in a small bowl, beat egg at high speed until stiff peaks form; gently fold into batter, then pour over apples in pan.
• 6 bake 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. cool in pan on wire rack 5 minutes. loosen edges and invert onto serving plate. let stand 1 minute before removing pan. serve warm.