Apple Spice Pudding Cake

• APPLE LAYER
• 7 cups apples thickly sliced peeled (2 lbs., about 7)
• 2 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• CAKE TOPPING
• 1/2 c. soft butter
• 1 1/4 c. brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 1/3 c. flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. each ground cloves and salt
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 3/4 cup milk
• SAUCE
• 1 1/4 c. apple juice
• 4 tsp. cornstarch

1. Butter slow cooker, add apples, sprinkle with lemon juice. Top with brown sugar.
2. Cake topping: Beat butter with sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk. Scrape batter over apples and smooth top.
3. Sauce: In large glass measure, whisk juice with cornstarch, bring to boil in microwave, whisking gently. Pour over batter. Do not stir.
4. Cover slow cooker and cook on high until sauce is bubbling, apples are tender and cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean, about 2 to 3 hours.
5. Let cool for 20 minutes before serving.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/apple-spice-pudding-cake-50057095 (may not work)