Apple-Molasses Upside-Down Cake
Apple-Molasses Upside-Down Cake is a vegetarian dessert. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 394 calories, 4g of protein, and 10g of fat. Head to the store and pick up milk, baking soda, egg, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour.
Instructions
Place a rack in middle of oven; preheatto 350°F. Melt butter in a 10" (asmeasured across the bottom) cast-ironor other ovenproof skillet; set aside.
Whisk flour, salt, cinnamon, baking soda,and baking powder in a medium bowl.
Whisk molasses, egg, ginger, and1/4 cup sugar in a large bowl.
Whisk in sour cream, then milk. Gradually whiskin dry ingredients, then 3 tablespoons meltedbutter from skillet. Set aside.
Place 1 apple on a work surfacestem up.
Cut a large piece of apple from1 side, leaving core behind. Rotate appleand repeat twice for a total of 3 largepieces (a triangular core will remain).Repeat with remaining apples.
Add remaining 1/4 cup sugar to butterin skillet. Cook over medium-highheat until sugar begins to caramelize,2-3 minutes.
Add apples; stir to coat.Cook apples rounded sides down for3 minutes, then turn over and cook flatsides down until beginning to soften,about 5 minutes longer. Space applesevenly in skillet flat side down and pourcake batter over.
Transfer skillet to oven.
Bake untila cake tester inserted into the centercomes out with a few moist crumbsattached, 30-40 minutes.
Let cake cool in skillet for 10 minutes,then carefully invert onto a plate.
Servecake warm or at room temperature.
Per serving: 360 calories, 10 fat, 3 g fiber