8 servings | Prep Time: 20 Minutes | Start to Finish: 1 Hour 5 Minutes
1 Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and side of 9-inch round pan with shortening or spray with cooking spray; line bottom with cooking parchment paper.
2 Place 3 tablespoons butter in pan. Heat in oven until melted. Stir in ½ cup brown sugar and the water. Arrange apple slices over brown sugar mixture; set aside.
3 In small bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat ⅓ cup softened butter and ½ cup brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, about 1 minute or until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until smooth. Reduce speed to low. Gradually beat flour mixture into sugar mixture alternately with milk on low speed, beating after each addition, just until smooth. Scrape side of bowl occasionally. Spread batter over apple slices in pan. Tap pan on counter two or three times to eliminate air bubbles from batter.
4 Bake 32 to 38 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Run knife around side of pan to loosen cake. Cool cake in pan on cooling rack 5 minutes. Place heatproof serving platter upside down over pan; carefully turn platter and pan over. Leave over cake about 1 minute so caramel can drizzle over cake. Remove pan. Serve warm.
1 Serving: Calories 277; Total Fat 14g (Saturated Fat 8g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 80mg; Sodium 206mg; Total Carbohydrate 36g (Dietary Fiber 1g); Protein 4g Exchanges: 1½ Starch, 1½ Other Carbohydrate, 2½ Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 3
Simple Sparkle Serve with Sweetened Whipped Cream or vanilla ice cream and additional apple slices to put this dessert over the top.