Apple Upside Down Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 4 red baking apples, halved and cored
• 1 (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• vanilla ice cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f pour melted butter in a 9x9x2-inch baking pan. sprinkle brown sugar over butter; stir. arrange apple halves in mixture, cut sides down. bake in oven 10 to 15 minutes or until bubbly.
• 2 in bowl combine cake mix, ginger, cinnamon, milk, eggs, and applesauce. beat with electric mixer on low until combined; beat on medium 1 minute. spoon over apples, spread evenly (apple may be exposed; some butter may come to surface).
• 3 bake 30 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. cool in pan on wire rack for 5 minutes. loosen edges; invert onto platter. spoon any topping in pan over top. cool 20 minutes; serve with ice cream.