Upside-Down Apple Gingerbread Recipe

Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 piece)
  • Calories:
  • 417
  • Fat:
  • 16 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 10 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 64 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 447 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 66 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 4 g


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Upside-Down Apple Gingerbread

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Don't expect any leftovers when you take this moist cake to a potluck. People love it because it's a little different and has a wonderful flavor. Try it for your next gathering.

SERVINGS: 9

CATEGORY: Dessert

METHOD: Baked

TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 large apples, peeled and sliced
  • GINGERBREAD
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 3/4 cup hot tea

Directions:

Pour butter into a 9-in. square baking pan; sprinkle with brown sugar. Arrange apples cut side up in a single layer over sugar; set aside.
    For gingerbread, in a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Beat in molasses. Combine dry ingredients; add to sugar mixture alternately with hot tea, beating well after each.
    Pour over apples. Bake at 350° for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm. Yield: 9 servings.


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