Apple Upside Down Cake

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 4 red baking apples, halved and cored
• 1 (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• vanilla ice cream (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F Pour melted butter in a 9x9x2-inch baking pan. Sprinkle brown sugar over butter; stir. Arrange apple halves in mixture, cut sides down. Bake in oven 10 to 15 minutes or until bubbly.

2. 2

   In bowl combine cake mix, ginger, cinnamon, milk, eggs, and applesauce. 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).

3. 3

   Bake 30 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack for 5 minutes. Loosen edges; invert onto platter. Spoon any topping in pan over top. Cool 20 minutes; serve with ice cream.