Caramel Apple Upside-down Cornmeal Cake

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 4 medium apples, peeled, cored and sliced
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/3 cup dried cranberries
• 3/4 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup hot water
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f
• 2 melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat in a 10 inch oven-proof skillet. add apples and stir 5 minutes until tender. remove from skillet.
• 3 in same skillet, combine remaining butter and brown sugar. cook and stir over medium heat until butter melts. bring to boiling.
• 4 remove from heat. stir in milk.
• 5 sprinkle with pecans and cranberries. arrange apple slices on top.
• 6 in bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. in another bowl, combine cornmeal, water, and 1/4 cup melted butter. stir in eggs and vanilla.
• 7 combine with flour mixture just until mixed. pour over apples.
• 8 bake 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. cool in pan 10 minutes. invert, and serve warm.