Apple Extreme Upside-Down Cake

• 1/3 cup butter, cut up
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 6 small red baking apples, halved, stems removed, cored (1-1/4 to 1-1/2 lb.)
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• vanilla ice cream (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F
2. Place 1/3 cup butter in a 9x9x2-inch baking pan.
3. Place in oven 5 minutes or until butter melts.
4. Sprinkle brown sugar over butter; stir. Arrange 9 apple halves in mixture, cut sides down.
5. Bake in oven 10 to 15 minutes or until bubbly.
6. Meanwhile, peel remaining apples.
7. Coarsely shred; set aside.
8. In bowl combine flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, ginger, and cinnamon.
9. Add shredded apple, milk, 1/4 cup butter, egg, and vanilla.
10. Beat with electric mixer on low until combined; beat on medium 1 minute. Spoon over apples, spread evenly (apple may be exposed; some butter may come to surface).
11. Bake 35 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
12. Cool in pan on wire rack for 5 minutes. Loosen edges; invert onto platter. Spoon any topping in pan over top.
13. Cool 20 minutes; serve with ice cream.
14. Makes 9 servings.

butter, brown sugar, baking apples, flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, milk, butter, egg, vanilla, vanilla ice cream

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/apple-extreme-upside-down-cake-325879 (may not work)