Apple Upside-Down Cake

Ingredients

Directions

Preheat oven to 375~.

Melt 1/4 cup butter in 8-inch square baking pan. Add brown sugar and spices; mix well.

Peel apples. Remove cores; discard. Cut apples into rings.

Arrange over brown sugar mixture in bottom of pan; sprinkle with lemon juice. Set aside.

Combine dry ingredients in large bowl.

Cut in remaining 3 tablespoons butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Add milk and vanilla; beat at low speed with electric mixer until dry ingredients are moistened.

Continue beating 2 minutes at medium speed. Blend in egg yolk.

Beat egg white in small bowl at high speed with electric mixer until stiff peaks form; gently fold into batter. Pour over apples in pan.

Bake 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool in pan on wire rack 5 minutes. Loosen edges and invert onto serving plate.

Let stand 10 minutes before removing pan. Serve warm.