GINGERED APPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Gingered Apple Upside-Down Cake image

I like that this gingerbread delight is so deeply flavored and delicious. Served warm from the oven, a nice scoop of vanilla bean ice cream is definitely the icing on this cake. -Raymonde Bourgeois, Swastika, Ontario

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, cubed
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon finely chopped crystallized ginger
2 large apples, peeled and cut into 1/8-in. slices
BATTER:
1/4 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup 2% milk

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375°. Place butter in a 9-in. round baking pan; heat in oven until melted. Tilt pan to coat bottom and sides. Sprinkle brown sugar and ginger onto bottom of pan. Arrange apple slices in circles over brown sugar mixture., For batter, in a large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, ginger and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Spoon over apples., Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 336 calories, Fat 13g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 84mg cholesterol, Sodium 291mg sodium, Carbohydrate 51g carbohydrate (31g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.