Upside-Down Apple Cakes

• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3 small sliced peeled apples
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg or 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• BATTER
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 tablespoon lemon rind, grated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1. Brush bottoms and sides of 12-cup muffin pan with butter, Divide apples among cups, cutting to fit. Combine brown sugar and nutmeg; sprinkle over apples in each cup.
2. BATTER: In a small bowl, stir together sugar, oil, egg, applesauce, lemon rind, and vanilla until blended.
3. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and salt; stir in liquid mixture and combine. Spoon batter evenly over apples in each cup.
4. Bake in 350F oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
5. Let cool in pan on wire rack for 5 minutes. Run thin metal spatula around edge of cups and turn out. Serve warm.

butter, peeled apples, brown sugar, ground nutmeg, granulated sugar, vegetable oil, egg, unsweetened applesauce, lemon rind, vanilla, flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground nutmeg

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/upside-down-apple-cakes-411059 (may not work)